There is something seriously sick in American society these days, and it's getting worse. We Americans are becoming like the Vogon bureaucrats in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. For those not familiar with the Vogons, they have meticulous laws for every situation and refuse to deviate from them. Even though the Vogons themselves are not evil, they are de facto a very evil society where a Vogon would stand by and let his mom die if the correct medical forms aren't filled out in advance...in triplicate.
One of the worst phrases in modern American culture: “There oughta be a law!”