The Time has Come for Congress to Retake Authority From Unelected Bureaucrats

Career bureaucrats in the beltway swamp have hijacked our democracy

Rand Paul is calling for Congress to seize power from the unelected paper-pushers running government in the swampland we call DC.  Rand Paul’s REINS Act Congress would be legally compelled to reassert authority. 

The proposed shift in authority would lessen the power of bureaucrats and strengthen the power of Congress.  The logic in doing so is that Congress is elected while bureaucrats are unelected.

Paul Wants to REINvent America

If Paul’s proposed legislation passes into law, it would corral Big Government, returning power to lawmakers elected by taxpayers.  At the moment, unelected bureaucrats have essentially hijacked our democracy, putting the interests of the state ahead of those of the people.

A democratic republic is designed to function in a manner that reflects the will of the people.  Bureaucrats have a role to play yet their dominion should…