Tag: Regulatory Agencies
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Congress Created the Imperial Presidency, Enjoy
Why does Congress even exist anymore? They’re supposed to write laws, not dodge them. But here’s the dirty secret: they’re too scared of losing elections to do their jobs. Take the FCC. Congress knows it can’t pass a law stomping on free speech. So they create an agency under the executive branch, hand it a…
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The federal government is 99.975% unelected
The next time you hear anyone rant that Elon Musk is not elected show them this chart (numbers provided by ChatGPT). There are only 542 elected federal officials. Here is the breakdown. That’s it. The rest are either appointed or hired. The argument is absurd and meant to reframe Musk’s efforts as beyond or above…
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I see the FCCs Net Neutrality rules as a back door to Internet licensing and content regulation
It’s my own personal conspiracy theory but if you stop and think about it for just a few minutes it will begin to make sense. Internet access in the United States is near ubiquitous. Almost everyone has access or can get access if they want. Investment and innovation has not slowed since the last round…
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Nikki Haley proposes licensing to use social media
She didn’t say it specifically but this is exactly what it is. She said, “every person on social media should be verified, by their name, first of all, it’s a national security threat. I’m sure the FCC will be employed to police this and grant licenses.
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If you truly believe in small government how can you not support Vivek Ramaswamy
I’ve been consuming everything I can on Vivek Ramaswamy because I’m naturally skeptical. This is especially true with a guy from Harvard and Yale that seemingly came out of nowhere. Today he reiterated how he plans to dramatically reduce the size and scope of the Executive Branch of the United States. The administrative state has…
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How will Vivek Ramaswamy reduce the size of government?
This is the first time I heard of a candidate for President not only say he wants to reduce the size of government but also provide details for how he would do it. You would think the presentation would be so bogged down in boring details but no. Not from Vivek Ramaswamy. He has simple…