[ansel12]

If you think America has always been a dictatorship, or whatever you think led to laws, such as the anti-polygamy laws in the distant past.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

Since you didn't post a complete sentence, I can only guess at your meaning. I said nothing about "dictatorship;" I pointed out that the existence of a law does not mean that an actual problem ever existed (as you seemed to imply) - a good recent example being laws passed to address "manmade climate change."