Where have you been? This crapola started during Clinton and has just escalated. It's got nothing to do with who is in the White House - it was pretty danged bad during the Bush years.
Oh, I know it’s been going on for a while, but it just seemed like it increased, on the local and state levels, after Obama took over, like there was some kind of inspiration after his election. It could be it was just a coincidence, but these days there seems to be no shortage of people who want to push you around and tell you what to do.