Q And what are the problems with the administrative state? Why, why is that an issue in America?
A So, the administrative state refers to, um, sort of like morass of regulatory agencies that are unelected and really unaccountable to most people. Um, and the, the shift in power to the regulatory state really happened in like, um, the later 1900, like eighties, nineties, um, where the legislature kind of gave away some of their power to these agencies, um, and the agencies are now creating and enforcing regulations. It's kind of this closed circuit. Um, so, you know, let's say Congress, uh, passes a bill saying, like, we want cleaner air. They, like, throw it over the fence to, um, the EPA or regulatory agency, and the EPA is then responsible for writing the regulation that makes that so, and also enforcing it, and also adjudicating in administrative courts, um, any cases that come up.
AI assessment note: “regulatory agencies that are unelected and really unaccountable to most people”