I'd love to see the administrative state dismantled at all levels. It is totally unconstitutional for the federal and state legislatures to be delegating rule making to unelected bureaucrats.
Article II of the Constitution clearly states that Congress and only Congress shall make law. It is fundamental to the separation of powers, which is the KEYSTONE of our republic.
So to get around this duty to make law, Congress passes "laws" that delegate the "rule making" to bureaucrats. But calling laws rules is just sleight of hand bullshit. If you are wondering, it is where the "we have to pass it to find out what's in it" came from. This has become standard operating procedure.
For example, Obamacare delegated the "rule making" to "The Secretary" of HHS, at the time Kathleen Sebelius. That's why Sarah Palin, like her or not, was warning about unelected officials turning into death panels. It's a real concern. It happens with every acronym agency. Congress passes a green law and then the EPA passes a rule about how much rainwater can collect on your driveway or whatever. The end result is that every minute of every day each and every one of us is in violation of some rule, somewhere. So the powers that be can literally pick any target they want. Find me the man and I'll find you the rule. Total tyranny.
Like I said, calling laws "rules" is just sleight of hand bullshit. We need to take our power back.
It's an insidious method to transfer hate and ire from the elected officials to unelected bureaucrats.
The congresspeople don't have to answer to their constituents - instead when they call to complain, they get to act like they are on our side with "Oh wow, that's terrible! I'll look into it!" (knowing they never will, of course).
So instead, our anger is redirected to "the EPA", full of faceless, unelected pieces of shit. Worse case scenario, some deputy director gets blamed for the bad rulemaking, gets "fired", then starts their new job at the alphabet agency across the street the next day.
The congressperson gets to send you an official letter on their letterhead, informing you that the bad person has been removed from the agency, you think they've accomplished something, and you vote for them again in the next election.
I'd love to see the administrative state dismantled at all levels. It is totally unconstitutional for the federal and state legislatures to be delegating rule making to unelected bureaucrats.
Article II of the Constitution clearly states that Congress and only Congress shall make law. It is fundamental to the separation of powers, which is the KEYSTONE of our republic.
So to get around this duty to make law, Congress passes "laws" that delegate the "rule making" to bureaucrats. But calling laws rules is just sleight of hand bullshit. If you are wondering, it is where the "we have to pass it to find out what's in it" came from. This has become standard operating procedure.
For example, Obamacare delegated the "rule making" to "The Secretary" of HHS, at the time Kathleen Sebelius. That's why Sarah Palin, like her or not, was warning about unelected officials turning into death panels. It's a real concern. It happens with every acronym agency. Congress passes a green law and then the EPA passes a rule about how much rainwater can collect on your driveway or whatever. The end result is that every minute of every day each and every one of us is in violation of some rule, somewhere. So the powers that be can literally pick any target they want. Find me the man and I'll find you the rule. Total tyranny.
Like I said, calling laws "rules" is just sleight of hand bullshit. We need to take our power back.
They like to teach lawyers about the “fourth branch” in law school, then laugh at us.
They know we don’t have representative government. They know that nothing they’re doing is intended to fix any of it.
Know-ing-ly
Agreed 1000%.
It's an insidious method to transfer hate and ire from the elected officials to unelected bureaucrats.
The congresspeople don't have to answer to their constituents - instead when they call to complain, they get to act like they are on our side with "Oh wow, that's terrible! I'll look into it!" (knowing they never will, of course).
So instead, our anger is redirected to "the EPA", full of faceless, unelected pieces of shit. Worse case scenario, some deputy director gets blamed for the bad rulemaking, gets "fired", then starts their new job at the alphabet agency across the street the next day.
The congressperson gets to send you an official letter on their letterhead, informing you that the bad person has been removed from the agency, you think they've accomplished something, and you vote for them again in the next election.
It really is an ingenious process.