Comments on: The EPA: All Your Motors Are Belong To Us

By: Hittman

Hittman — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:21:04 +0000

If you really want your letters to congress weasels to have an impact, send them snail mail with a check for at least five thousand dollars.

I used to write the weasels, but got disgusted with the responses. I’ve started doing it again with Downsize DC, which makes me feel better any may have *some* effect, but these bastards are already bought and paid for. The starting bids are six figures, far more than we can afford.

I was impressed that the Supremes mentioned the FFs intentions on the recent RTKBA decision. Impressed, because that hardly ever happens, and considering their decisions, I honestly don’t think many of them have read any of the FFs writings. De-pressed, too, because their interpretation included the indefensible conclusion that “shall not be infringed” meant all kinds of regulations were just fine, as long as they weren’t *too* draconian. But at least they got a part of it right, and that’s pretty rare from those clowns.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:57:13 +0000

Well as we know the supreme court is worth as much as our dollar bills are. Yea its nice when they rule in favor of what I think is right but all to often they don’t care to read, or care to understand, any of our founding fathers papers to get a sense of what was meant by what they wrote in the constitution. I have lost faith in the supreme court to rule properly. FDR ruined the supreme court and it hasn’t been the same since. In the past 8 years alone they have helped to weaken more of our rights then they have helped to strengthen.
I also use Downsize DC all the time but here in NJ my letters fall on deaf ears.

By: Dave Hitt

Dave Hitt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:23:28 +0000

I think that was fought to the Supremens a long time ago, and they ruled that since these agencies are an arm of congress it’s constitutional. I wasn’t able to find the case on Google, but it was while ago, and you’re right, it should be revisited.

Downsize DC is attacking this very issue with their “Write the Bills Act,” which would require congress to pass legislation, rather than let these agencies create law with no recourse.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:59:42 +0000

I am wondering if a case can be made that these agencies are violating the constitution simply on them not being elected officials. As you and I know only congress can create laws.
I would love to see some large corporation with some balls fight one of these agencies on a constitution basis since no where does it say that the congress can proxy out its law making or war making.

By: Hittman

Hittman — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:41:44 +0000

And to make it worse, these are law making bodies.

We have a little (very little) recourse for legislators who make bad law. But we have NO recourse when one of these bureaucracies create law. They call it “regulation,’ as if it were different, but in fact they are real laws, with real penalties if you break them.

These agencies do not need to be reigned in. The need to be abolished.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:31:24 +0000

I am just curious, where is the EPA mentioned in the Constitution? I don’t recall ever reading that article in there. It seems that we have gone from a 3 part government to a multipart government. So now we have the EPA regulating my transportation, the FDA regulation my food, the CDC regulating my sex and Homeland security regulating who know what for who knows what security reason.