re: #9 The Shadow Do

I am not comfortable with a government agency with rule making power that is not accountable to the voters. I am not comfortable with an unaccountable agency that is putting the strong arm on the elected legislature. But that is just me of course.

Laws are broad policy mandates.

Any agency responsible for monitoring and ensuring the laws are carried out are going to have rule-making authority using the experts they hire. Congress (or a state legislature) simply cannot pass laws with the degree of specificity and expertise that are needed to carry out the mandates. It just can’t.