Congress has turned away from that responsibility by giving ever more discretion to the executive branch throughout the history of the nation. Prior to that, "f

Congress has turned away from that responsibility by giving ever more discretion to the executive branch throughout the history of the nation. Prior to that, "federal agencies" like the EPA, FCC, FTC, SEC, etc., were illegal. All of these agencies are formed from powers that Congress relinquished to the executive branch, to unburden themselves from the difficult job of passing laws. The Roman Empire had a similar demise as emperors relinquished power to nobles who also didn't want the responsibility. Government is work and no one wants to do it. Anyone agreeing to take on the responsibility that Congress didn't want has a reason for doing it. It's likely not for the reason that they desperately want to act for the good of the people.