Michigan Democrats are using their Senate primary to audition for who can grow federal power fastest, with Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed trading boasts over expanded mandates on healthcare, energy, and regulation. Their debate exposes a party eager to replace retiring Sen. Peters with another voice for centralized control rather than any defense of state autonomy or individual choice. This race matters because it shows Democrats treating constitutional boundaries as obstacles instead of safeguards. The Senate was meant to protect federalism by giving states a check against Washington’s reach, not to rubber-stamp one-size-fits-all schemes that crowd out personal responsibility and local decision-making. Limited government and free markets have always delivered more liberty and prosperity than the administrative state these candidates champion. Michigan voters still have a chance to send a different message by rejecting this contest entirely.