Unless there is an overarching authority that outright says that it's not OK to take kids away from their parents to make them Eunuchs, then there will be lesser authorities that will do so. This is the unfortunate issue with power once we reach this point. The alternative is to cede the issue the other way at the federal level which will otherwise precludr the ability to move to a state that does not have such an unjustly evil law on their books, unless you wish to move to China or Saudia Arabia or some other country that doesn't buy into the woke mind virus, which might be a good option despite the disadvantages.

I think the government has a responsibility to protect the weak and the innocent and such an "overreach" is well within their purview. I would absolutely support a federal law that prohibited transitioning children against their parents wishes, this is not an issue where it's wise to leave the decision to the purview of state governments.

We cannot put the genie back into the bottle when it comes to overreach of government power and the wielding of authority at a level where it is inappropriate. The only way to correct such overreach is by using the power itself to stop it. It's a purely Darwinian concept. It may be for the greater good of all if everyone works together and shares power equally, but that is simply not how the universe works. The strong will dominate the weak whether the weak are principled or not. It is therefore better to wield power for good against evil rather than to forgo using power to make some kind of damn fool idealistic statement on how things are "supposed to be" right before you get trampled by "how things are".

The choice towards American society today is not one of Authoritarianism vs Small Government. That choice has already been made, the move towards authoritarianism is certain and the progression in that direction cannot be halted. The choice is whether the authoritarian state demands your children become eunuchs or rather the authoritarian state forbids it.