Superb Argument for a Constrained Federal Goverment
Mark Steyn makes an excellent point against increasing the federal government (something the current administration wholeheartedly supports)
Thousand-page bills, unread and indeed unwritten at the time of passage, are the death of representative government. They also provide a clue as to why, in a country this large, national government should be minimal and constrained. Even if you doubled or trebled the size of the legislature, the Conyers conundrum would still hold: No individual can read these bills and understand what he’s voting on. That’s why the bulk of these responsibilities should be left to states and subsidiary jurisdictions, which can legislate on such matters at readable length and in comprehensible language.
A very good reason to support libertarian ideals at the national level. By it’s very nature, national legislation can be unwieldy and difficult to manage. Better to leave it to the states where it’s less cumbersome.