I would say that a very large part of modern politics is defining (subverting?) the terms people use. "Abortion" or "Women's rights"? I'd also point out that

I would say that a very large part of modern politics is defining (subverting?) the terms people use. "Abortion" or "Women's rights"? I'd also point out that law is in many ways like software, if you try to do a large number of things for a huge audience, the number of edge-cases that must be addressed can quickly become overwhelming. Unfortunately national governments don't generally have the luxury of just targeting a niche audience or creating different products for different people like a startup might, so there's inherently some complexity in the process, thus room for mistakes.