The point is, they don't need a law to do what they want to do. They need the law for some other reason. Since they already have a monopoly, what better way t

The point is, they don't need a law to do what they want to do. They need the law for some other reason. Since they already have a monopoly, what better way to protect it than with federal laws regulating it? That creates a nice moat that makes competition even less likely.