Something people don't understand about lobbyists. It's not the president or congress where they do the lion's share of their work. It's with the nameless, faceless, unelected, and unaccountable bureaucrats at what seems like thousands of alphabet soup agencies. If you want accountable government in the USA, you have to break the power of the executive agencies. I would propose the following:

1. Congress has a review period where they can nix any new regulation. Say, if 20% of either house calls for a review, then congress has to vote it up or down before it can take effect.
2. Every agency gets a sunset review every 10 years.
3. If you are involved in a dispute with an agency, instead of going before an administrative law judge who reports to the executive director of the agency, you go before either an ALJ in an independent office of administrative hearings (like Texas or Oregon) or you go before an Article III administrative law court (like most of Europe).

(01-24-2016 02:09 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Something people don't understand about lobbyists. It's not the president or congress where they do the lion's share of their work. It's with the nameless, faceless, unelected, and unaccountable bureaucrats at what seems like thousands of alphabet soup agencies. If you want accountable government in the USA, you have to break the power of the executive agencies. I would propose the following:

1. Congress has a review period where they can nix any new regulation. Say, if 20% of either house calls for a review, then congress has to vote it up or down before it can take effect.
2. Every agency gets a sunset review every 10 years.
3. If you are involved in a dispute with an agency, instead of going before an administrative law judge who reports to the executive director of the agency, you go before either an ALJ in an independent office of administrative hearings (like Texas or Oregon) or you go before an Article III administrative law court (like most of Europe).

I still contend we are agreeing...it's that I see the 'residual effect' as the more pressing point....

eliminating "pork" is where we easily agree

you're much more 'leaves' than I am.....that I will also submit to....I've done everything within my ability to eliminate that side of my brain.....

I easily laugh more now....