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I am confused by this comment. I think you’re suggesting that there should be legislature, or executive order to support a ban on a chemical?
by waldothedog 3y ago
I am confused by this comment. I think you’re suggesting that there should be legislature, or executive order to support a ban on a chemical?
- photonbeam 3y agoI read it as legislation
- blindriver 3y agoAn unelected group of bureaucrats should not have the power to enforce their own beliefs. It should come from congress because citizens elected them. The bureaucrats were never elected.
- UncleOxidant 3y agoHowever, I do not expect the average congressperson to have the level of expertise in multiple disciplines (like biochemistry, oncology, endocrinology, etc.) required to make decisions about these sorts of things. I'm also not inclined to think that the average congressperson would do the right thing in regards to regulating business when large donations to their campaigns from those industries are involved.
- google234123 3y agoYeah, but a congressperson might care if the change increases food prices where the expert might just care about their little sliver of interest..
- aaomidi 3y agoExcept nothing in the US is a direct democracy already? Your argument falls apart because the entire point is that we elect representatives. Those representatives can not do _everything_ themselves. Even the most basic city government has elected and appointed positions. Do you elect every single cabinet member into office? How about all the people that work in those offices?
- beowulfey 3y agoEverything in politics is about delegating authority. The bureaucrats were indirectly elected by the bureaucrats we did elect who gave them their authority. It's also why citizens don't vote on laws themselves.