It's not well thought out. And then people say, oh well, bureaucrats are going to get more popular or get more powerful. Excuse me, the modern Congress. As careerism has increased, The Congress has neutered itself and given more power to the permanent bureaucracy. It has grown dramatically over the last 50 years. The they don't use the power of the purse, which is their most powerful weapon, the way the founders intended. That's what's happening under this current regime. (07:25–07:35)
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Asserts that Congress has ceded power to the bureaucracy, which has grown significantly in the past 50 years.
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