HabitableZone

Flame » in reply to On "reasonable" regulations

Re: "reasonable" discussion

What would be the point? It's like sitting in a sinking boat with several feet of water in the bottom and being asked which bucketful I should toss out first. I have already discussed specific new regulations that I assumed would push the buttons of even the most fervent liberal, but I was still told that these restrictions on our lives were all brilliant ideas.

And of course, at bottom we are dealing with a political philosophy that declares that there is nothing on Earth beyond the reach of government control if you can get enough votes in Congress. Pretty much the destruction of the idea of the Constitution.

One example off the top of my head that's relevant to other discussions:

Actually use the commerce clause for what it was intended and pull back the regulations on interstate health insurance sales.

More detailed treatment of regulations and how to look at them here. That piece was written in 1993, and the level of regulation has gotten worse since then, including steady increases through the Bush years.

Log in or register to post.

The whole thread (17 posts)

Related discussions