in public to mark their territory and claim dominion over women, children and officials? Peeing ON the public, in public? Aren't there laws against that even in TX? Or chewing and spitting, have they taken out all the spittoons out of the statehouse yet?

"a way to "bind" or "tie" an object--to leave a physical link to "claim the object or person for Jesus".

Maybe it's warfare because politics is I guess, but it's not spiritual -- it is base, animalistic, tribal. Uncivilized and archaic. Maybe we need to peg it as pagan, that could shift the frame. If the law can't or won't address this, the culture MUST. Power of story.