It's because they really and truly imagine "government" to be something SUPER-human. They don't think that way consciously, but the way they talk makes it obvious. "People can't be trusted! Therefore, we need government ... made up of ............."
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This is truly a devout religion to the Statists.
"Government is religion. Statehouses are churches. Office is heaven. Politicians are saints. Citizens are sinners. Laws are blessings. Power is God." (a modified quote I concocted based on a socialist's POV deriding capitalism.)