This year nearly 3,300 new federal regulations have been issued, and we still have more than a month to go before Christmas.
Every one of these rules was issued by an agency that has no direct accountability to the public.
These rules affect every aspect of our life—the food we eat, the products we can buy, the hours we can enjoy public lands, and the medical interventions we can access. They permeate our lives, and God help us if we transgress them.
Individuals accused of breaking these rules may be fined, have their property seized, or face imprisonment. Likewise, businesses may suffer financial penalties, lose their license to operate or be shut down.
So what role has Congress—the people’s branch of government– played in all this rule-making? Nearly none. When executive branch agencies plop out new rules every week, Congress mostly fails to notice or merely howls in protest….(Read more at FoxNews.com)
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