I'll just pick up on the one point in this thread
'We don't get to choose what laws we obey'
This right here, for me, is what defines a centrist in all their spectacularly mediocre and amoral glory. The guy is a cliche
For the record, I'll break any law whenever and wherever I think the law is an ass, if either I think I can get away with it, or I deem it worth the effort. Luckily, I am moral, considered, calculating, and lazy 😂