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Originally Posted by Nebe
How can congress regulate so much? Sub agencies are critical for making educated decisions. Bmm
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Simple answer is that, constitutionally, the Federal Congress is not supposed to regulate so much. A great deal of regulation should reside in the states and localities. That would go a long way to restoring a constitutional foundation to the regulatory process.
And sub agencies can be used for advice and suggestions without unconstitutionally giving them the power to actually regulate.
Your question is good. It goes to the heart of the matter. It is a sub question to the overriding critical question. Should we have as government an administrative state, or should we have the constitutional republic on the model created by our Founders? That is what I meant by my comment that the problem with federal regulatory agencies is that they exist. I meant as they exist in their present form. Obviously, regulation is what government is about. No way would I say there should be zero regulation. That would be saying there should be no government. But the question at this time is do we want government by consent of the governed, or do we want the governed to act by consent of the government.
That is the simple answer and fundamental question. For a really good exposition of that answer and that question, please read the following link. Seriously, please, please read it. It is lengthy and will take a bit of time to do so. But will be well worth the effort if you want, and in my opinion we should want, to have a more in depth but still concise and readable explanation of the problem with federal regulatory agencies as they currently exist. You may even like that the essay does not call for the elimination of them, but for necessary reform if we wish to restore constitutional government and its guaranties of individual liberty--in a sensible rather than unbridled way:
http://www.heritage.org/research/rep...nal-government