As the federal government expands the stakes get ever higher. What could be overlooked before now becomes fierce debate.

It's because people now treat parties like they used to treat football teams.

If you mean avoiding the Party so you don't get beat up for being different, then the analogy checks out.

I don't care if Jesus himself froze the CDC. It was an o srly hasty action at best and it will unnecessarily cost some lives.

This goes way past teams bud. If you don't realize the kind of existential threat trump is posing to millions of people, you haven't paid attention to a single thing he's done since taking office.