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It is time to rein in the power of government agencies.
Self | 12/3/2010 | Self

Posted on 12/03/2010 2:07:38 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants

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To: Blood of Tyrants
Actually BofT, Congress was limited to being the only ones the are to make laws. They abdicated their constitutional duty by pawning off their duties to agencies - OSHA, IRS, EPA, etc. This was done to deny watchdogs the abilty to blame Congress for bad laws. This was outlined in a book written (around 1994) by a member of the Heritage foundation (below).

Ruling Class: Inside the Imperial Congress [Hardcover]by Eric Felten

21 posted on 12/03/2010 3:35:37 PM PST by VRW Conspirator (The greatest deterrent to liberalism is sunlight.)
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To: VRW Conspirator

” Congress was limited to being the only ones the are to make laws. They abdicated their constitutional duty by pawning off their duties to agencies - OSHA, IRS, EPA, etc. “

Since Porkulus, when Congresspersons openly acknowledged - without even having the grace to blush - that they neither write, *nor read* the legislation they pass, Congress is reaching its desired state - a ceremonial, but irrelevant, vestigal organ - all perks and pomp, and no real duties or responsibilities....


22 posted on 12/03/2010 4:00:11 PM PST by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Bump.

Good rant!


23 posted on 12/03/2010 4:05:52 PM PST by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !! Â)
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To: dorothy
Your fighting a loosing battle, Dot; you don't want the the average citizen to loose there self-esteem. Definately not.
You know what he meant.
24 posted on 12/03/2010 4:06:32 PM PST by Publius6961 ("In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won.")
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To: Blood of Tyrants

??????


25 posted on 12/03/2010 4:13:27 PM PST by Publius6961 ("In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won.")
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I do like that. Bury the wording deep in the bills and see if he can find it.


26 posted on 12/03/2010 4:48:51 PM PST by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Good analysis.

Congress has a choice:

Rein in these fascist, gestapo agencies or we’ll have to do it.


27 posted on 12/03/2010 7:43:22 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: dorothy
Even in these ridiculously PC days, it's still fit and proper to discriminate among homophones.

Their ain't no such thing as "homophones"! :)

28 posted on 12/03/2010 7:48:31 PM PST by The Duke
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To: lurk

“Allow citizens to file suit against any govt agency whose regulation is pernicious and a threat to a person or business.”

We already have that, lurk. It’s called the Data Quality Act, passed under the Bush II administration.

The EPA, for example, is being buried under DQA challenges by individuals, organizations and businesses. Under DQA, anyone - you, me, your neighbor - can challenge any rule passed by an agency that doesn’t use the “best science” in writing a rule.


29 posted on 12/03/2010 7:51:07 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: Publius6961

!!!!!!


30 posted on 12/03/2010 8:48:54 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yea we could sell a bunch of the federal governments stuff...they act like its our fault we are in such debt and need to pay more for their damn stupid ideas..they have no money but ours, sell their stuff..all of it..and remove the power from them...


31 posted on 12/04/2010 9:07:14 AM PST by aces
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Overturn Wickard v Filburn!


32 posted on 12/04/2010 9:12:00 AM PST by tacticalogic
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Had no idea what Wickard v Filburn was all about but the ruling on it is so convoluted that practically ANYTHING is subject to regulations under that interpretation.

Chances are that the SC will not overturn Wickard v Filburn. The power to regulate via interstate commerce will have to be limited by constitutional amendment.


33 posted on 12/04/2010 3:19:03 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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Had no idea what Wickard v Filburn was all about but the ruling on it is so convoluted that practically ANYTHING is subject to regulations under that interpretation.

That's how we got where we're at.

Chances are that the SC will not overturn Wickard v Filburn. The power to regulate via interstate commerce will have to be limited by constitutional amendment.

Under an original intent interpretation of the Constitution, it should never have been allowed in the first place. The federal government took for itself a power the States never confered. Why should they need an amendment to take it back?

34 posted on 12/04/2010 4:26:11 PM PST by tacticalogic
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