Control the food, control the fuel, control the energy, and you literally will have a country by it’s balls, and at your mercy. Marx knew this, Stalin knew this, Hitler knew this, hell even FDR knew this. And ALL of these “edicts, rules, and regulations” originate from federal agencies under control of the executive branch. But everybody will comply with all of these regulations because virtually every politician is a spineless, gutless traitor, bought and paid for by K street, and all in for carving out their niche in the new oligarchy.
If you want to see what the US will look like in 10~15 years, take a look at mexico and south america, because that is our fate.
Don’t forget control of healthcare —deciding who gets treated.