It is truly shocking what is happening. It used to be that our representatives in Congress passed law that was implemented by agencies through the rulemaking of regulatory codes. Congress declined to endorse the Global Climate Treaty, yet the agencies are taking their own initiative at the direction of the President to implement Administrative policy, rather than law. To the poor sucker at the end of the regulation, it makes no difference. He still is compelled to comply.
Congress needs to pull the reins back like it is doing on the Waters of the United States rulemaking. Things have gotten way out of hand. We need to get representative government back in the driver’s seat and severely constrain the blanket delegation of authority which is being allowed of regulatory agencies.
Very well said, and it has really gotten out of hand with this _resident.
Congress is not blameless in all this.
Passing 1,000+ page laws and vague instructions have led to much of this. Rather than be put on the spot and actually pass a definitive law, they vote on these wordy, multipage documents their staffs and lobbyist have come up with, and don’t even bother to read any of it. Omnibus laws, compiled agreements, spending limit readjustments, etc., are the modern bane of this representative republic.
They need a law that says no law can contain more than 5 pages of text.