It is partly Orwellian (history is changed to suit the needs of the party) and partly laziness.
2015, let’s see... oh, yeah, that was during the Obama regime, if memory serves correctly.
Couldn’t just selectively enforce the law then, hunh? Just had to make it stick, doncha know. A few manage to get over, and get away with it, and first thing you know, THOUSANDS will be trying the same strategy.
Or it’s 100% bias.