Legislators are, suffice it to say, stupid. They squabble about little things, like screwing with legitimate sports, or they bicker about issues with obvious solutions, like gay marriage/decriminalization and taxation of cannabis/other issue, instead of doing anything important. They never tackle the big issues, like how to repay the deficit, or provide incentives to rebuild the economy (or, at least, restrictions on businesses for the people's sake), or what have you.
Stupid, squabbling bureaucrats.