Because they can!

THIS is the perfection of the intersection of "liberalism" and bureaucracy

Remember, boys and girls, the Prime Directive of bureaucracy is:
1) increase the scope and power of the bureaucracy, no matter what petty levels to which one must aspire to do so;
2) increase the number of bureaucrats in the bureaucracy -- for this is an important metric for measuring the importance and scope of the bureaucracy, and of the power of those who rule it;
3) increase the money paid to the bureaucrats in the bureaucracy -- for this is also an important metric for measuring the importance of the bureaucracy.