If we were a sane and virtuous nation, this topic would never see the light of day. Since the people of this country have installed politicians who are not virtuous and who then appoint judges and bureaucrats who are not virtuous, every perversion is now a hot button topic. I include abortion in that category.
To the elitist, this is contest between them and G-d for your obedience. They do it because they can and no one stops them. They seduce others to join them in the same spirit that if it feels good, it is good. Elitism is and always has been the enemy of good, whether it is rampant in the Democrat party or an infestation in the Republican party.
Does anyone doubt that Trump is an elitist from the positions he takes on such a wide variety of issues that in a virtuous nation would never see the light of day? It would be a mistake to assume any politician is 100% virtuous and invest all trust in them, but there is a tipping point where one can be more virtuous than evil. Cruz has faults but is in my estimation, more virtuous than evil. Trump wants to show you who is boss, virtue be damned.