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Originally Posted by smooth
what do you propose be done differently?
We have thousands of regulatory agencies, perhaps tens of thousands but I don't know specifically. Whatever the number, the amount of decisions made each day by all of them is beyond the capabilities of 100 senators or even the members of the House. Besides being unable to make all of those decisions in a waking day, members of Congress don't necessarily have the expertise required to make knowledgable decisions on whatever matter the agencies are responsible for.
while I agree they are "anti-democratic" in the sense you lay out (that directly elected officials only are allowed to make legislation), it seems strange to me that anyone would argue for the viability or desirability of direct democracy in our modern society anyway.
In addition to all that, I don't believe that regulatory agencies violate the due process clause. I'd like to hear the argument for why I should think they do.
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Take the BATFE as an example. They have the 'authority' to arbitrarily declare any firearm to fall under extra special regulations or declare them illegal with zero input from our duly elected representatives. One day, thousands of people could be owners of a particular piece of equipment and the next, they could all be felons on the whim of a regulatory agency decision. How is that 'due process'?
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