Laws were needed to justify the need for order in the rising complexity of the civilization so as more laws were written more were enforced and more were needed to justify that enforcement
After the TSA was created in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, many people believed they would cause unneeded delays at airports and other terminals.
The 16th amendment to the United States constitution allows congress to levy a tax on income.
August of 1945, when US used atomic bombs on Japan.