“Too often we carry out national political debates as extensions of our local experience. People who live in cities often expect the government to regulate everything that moves and distrust those who advocate any other solutions. Those who live outside the cities typically see a government that already is doing too much and are equally distrustful of other views. We can never resolve these differences at the national level.”
This.
Someone who lives near self-sufficiently doesn’t need, nay resents, micro-managing from faraway strangers. Ex.: how long you can park on the side of a road is a non-issue.
Someone who lives like a packed sardine, nearly bumping shoulders every few seconds, needs micro-managing of culture just to reduce conflict and not get bogged down in negotiating minutiae near constantly. Ex.: how long you can park on the side of a road is a big issue. (I think broadly libertarian interpretation of the Constitution still is best in such cases, but certainly understand why urban folk _expect_ and _tolerate_ pervasive legislation.)
Hence: we are the United _States_. What may work for the majority of CA may be anathema to the whole of WY; let them work out local issues locally.
In CA the most invasive busybodies i’ve dealt with are NIMBY neighbors and suburban city council/zoning processes, who perpetually interfere with others attempt to use their land as they see fit. it's the biggest driver of the housing crisis we have.