I share your disappointment with the nanny state. However, this law allowed citizens who wanted to be left alone to voluntarily sign up, all on their own initiative, for the privilege of being left alone. No one was coerced or bought off to get on DNC.
Those that object to the concept of the DNC didn't have to do a thing to have their own lives chug along as they always have.
Like you, I don't need the feds to take care of me, but if they provide me a little bit of peace and quiet with my family at the end of a long day at work, then it's one of the few useful things they've done for me lately.
Not picking on you, but ...
It's the principle of the thing. We pay for that "service." I don't like telemarketing calls, but I can handle the disruption without "help" from the FedGov. Now the impetus to have FedGove help the masses, snowballs. The FedGov Court says "no." The FedGove FTC says "pick me." The FedGov FCC says "pick me." These folks are pulling down some serious jack, some of them as individuals, and how many people were involved in preparation of the system, etc.? IMO, it (the FedGov leech machine) needs to get a life outside of meddling with trivial details of mine, even if the meddling improves my lot. Get 'em the hell OUT.
P.S. I signed up. So call me a hypocrit if you want.