Mostly spending money they don't have, restricting businesses they don't own and creating criminals out of law abiding citizens-----40,000 new laws take effect in 2014

And exempting themselves from those laws they prefer not to apply to them, their families or their friends (read: those who've bought an "indulgence").
40,000 new laws take effect in 2014 – The Lead with Jake Tapper - CNN.com Blogs:

"It may have been the least productive year for Congress in history, at least in terms of passing laws – fewer than 60 of which made it through the House and Senate and were signed by President Barack Obama.

Across the country, however, state lawmakers were busy getting more than 40,000 bills passed, ones that tackle everything from drones to food stamp benefits.

In Illinois for example, teenagers will no longer get to use tanning beds without a doctor's note.
If you live in Delaware, visit the shark fin buffet while you can, a new law will make it illegal to own, sale, or distribute the controversial delicacy.
And in California, new laws take effect that will let students take part in school sports, or use bathrooms based on their gender identity, regardless of the gender noted in their birth certificates."