Ummm .... i dunno .... this is a little sketchy. This is just my point of view:
There are many different kinds of government. My best understanding is that we have a (representative)democracy. The people vote and choose someone to speak for them in the legislature. It's the legislature's job to write laws and steer public policy.
Next ... we have the executive branch of government. It's their job to put those laws & policies into effect.
This is where it gets to be a problem. You get different departments or "bureaus" within the executive branch. They propagate regulations on beekeeping or the specifications for a motor vehicle inspection or any of a host of other things. The regulations they write carry the force of law. If you break their rules you get a fine or go to jail.
This is where it gets kinda narfed up. The executive branch doesn't have the authority to make law. That's a different form of government called bureaucracy. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a well run bureaucracy but as far as i know that form of government isn't allowed under the constitution.
At the very least, the legislature should be given the opportunity to vote on any proposed regulation changes before they go into law. It may be that this is being done in every single case of new law going into effect but i doubt it. The executive branch may be overstepping it's bounds.
If you've ever served, or taken the oath "to support & defend", this is what it was all about.
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