Don't be worried. It has always been that way. How do you think laws are made in the first place? From legislators who have political ideologies.
Does "separate, but equal" ring a bell? That was a long, long time ago. Then, some years later (but still a long, long time ago), "separate, but equal" was abolished as being "inherently not equal." I could give you many other examples, but it shouldn't be necessary. Nothing "new and alarming" is happening. It's a continuation of the same thing that has been going on since even before our founding.
Yea, we're "just-us"