Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Federal Regulatory Process

Open email to Sen. Cornyn (Texas):

Dear Sen. Cornyn,
    Thank you for your form letter on oversight of the federal regulatory process.
    I appreciate your involvement in cosponsoring the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013, which would require congressional approval for each administrative expenditure of $100 million or more. You say that you hope this important legislation will be brought to the Senate floor for debate during the 113th Congress.
    Based on the recent track record of such bills, I predict it is extremely unlikely that the Senate will even take it up. Under these circumstances, I see several options; forget about it, wait for the next election in anticipation of a more agreeable member change, find some other mechanism by which to control Administrative spending.
    It is my understanding that all spending appropriations must come from and be approved by the House of Representatives. However, I am at a loss to understand what happens when the Administration will continue to spend money without Congressional approval. The Federal Reserve prints money and gives it to the Treasury Department for spending as desired by the President.
    If I am correct about this, it seems that the founding fathers did not take into account a rogue President, when they developed the Constitution. In other words, will the President have the opportunity to become a dictator as did Hitler prior to World War II, when the Reichstag had no control over Hitler's action?    I think this is the nuts and bolts of the situation that now exists, and I would like to hear your comments on how we can avoid the disaster of developing another Nazi operation.

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