Comments on: Regulation on the Rise http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/ Commentary on law, public policy, and more Tue, 08 May 2012 01:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Waxx http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-672471 Ryan Waxx Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:13:09 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-672471 Another distinction that needs to be made is weather the laws in question were passed by Congress when it was Democrat-controlled, or when it was Republican-controlled? Although I shouldn't need to remind a poster on this blog that it is Congress that passes laws, the way he doesn't mention their role at all makes me wonder... Another distinction that needs to be made is weather the laws in question were passed by Congress when it was Democrat-controlled, or when it was Republican-controlled?

Although I shouldn’t need to remind a poster on this blog that it is Congress that passes laws, the way he doesn’t mention their role at all makes me wonder…

]]> By: Floridan http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-672015 Floridan Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:42:58 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-672015 S McH: "Our current regulatory environment is so bad that we need to prune much of it back before we even think about adding more." Perhaps, but that sentiment is meaningless without specifying which regulations need to be "pruned back" and which we should keep (or strengthen). S McH: “Our current regulatory environment is so bad that we need to prune much of it back before we even think about adding more.”

Perhaps, but that sentiment is meaningless without specifying which regulations need to be “pruned back” and which we should keep (or strengthen).

]]> By: Sandy MacHoots http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671820 Sandy MacHoots Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:25:17 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671820 <blockquote cite="comment-671698"> <strong><a href="#comment-671698" rel="nofollow">David Welker</a></strong>: Or do you think an intellectually vacuous equating of all regulation with bad regulation is sufficient? </blockquote> Yes, it's certainly sufficient. Our current regulatory environment is so bad that we need to prune much of it back before we even think about adding more.

David Welker: Or do you think an intellectually vacuous equating of all regulation with bad regulation is sufficient?

Yes, it’s certainly sufficient. Our current regulatory environment is so bad that we need to prune much of it back before we even think about adding more.

]]> By: JRL http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671725 JRL Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:14:46 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671725 Prof. Adler, Only slightly off-topic, but what is Issue 2 in Ohio all about? I assume it's a scam of some sort, but I haven't been able to decipher what it's about. I'm also told there are similar issues in other states this cycle. What's going on? Prof. Adler,

Only slightly off-topic, but what is Issue 2 in Ohio all about? I assume it’s a scam of some sort, but I haven’t been able to decipher what it’s about. I’m also told there are similar issues in other states this cycle. What’s going on?

]]> By: David Welker http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671698 David Welker Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:39:24 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671698 Mr. Adler: Before we talk about "blame" why don't you explain which of the specific regulatory efforts you support and which you oppose. Or do you think an intellectually vacuous equating of all regulation with bad regulation is sufficient? <em>[Where did I equate "all regulation" with "bad regulation"? JHA]</em> Mr. Adler:

Before we talk about “blame” why don’t you explain which of the specific regulatory efforts you support and which you oppose. Or do you think an intellectually vacuous equating of all regulation with bad regulation is sufficient?

[Where did I equate "all regulation" with "bad regulation"? JHA]

]]> By: LarryA http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671687 LarryA Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:27:41 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671687 Remind me, was Bush the Democon or the Republicrat? Remind me, was Bush the Democon or the Republicrat?

]]> By: Daily Pundit » Dueling Frog Recipes, Nothing Else http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671567 Daily Pundit » Dueling Frog Recipes, Nothing Else Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:54:28 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671567 [...] The Volokh Conspiracy » Blog Archive » Regulation on the Rise There’s no question Obama appointees are more enthusiastic regulators than their Bush counterparts (with the possible exception of those at Homeland Security), but it would be a mistake to place all the credit/blame for increased regulation on the Obama Administration. In some cases, as with the CPSIA, Obama appointees are merely implementing regualtory statutes enacted, and signed into law, under President Bush. [...] [...] The Volokh Conspiracy » Blog Archive » Regulation on the Rise There’s no question Obama appointees are more enthusiastic regulators than their Bush counterparts (with the possible exception of those at Homeland Security), but it would be a mistake to place all the credit/blame for increased regulation on the Obama Administration. In some cases, as with the CPSIA, Obama appointees are merely implementing regualtory statutes enacted, and signed into law, under President Bush. [...]

]]> By: cirby http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671541 cirby Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:21 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671541 I've gotten emails from friends who are panicking about organic food regulation - seem the Democrats want to start a new agency to run around and inspect all farms, looking over their paperwork and checking for contamination. The theory is that this will kill small farmers of the organic sort, since the Congresscritters are in cahoots with the big chemical and farming conglomerates, and the organic farms won't be able to pass the tests for some reason or another. I’ve gotten emails from friends who are panicking about organic food regulation – seem the Democrats want to start a new agency to run around and inspect all farms, looking over their paperwork and checking for contamination. The theory is that this will kill small farmers of the organic sort, since the Congresscritters are in cahoots with the big chemical and farming conglomerates, and the organic farms won’t be able to pass the tests for some reason or another.

]]> By: Brian Garst http://volokh.com/2009/10/13/regualtion-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-671536 Brian Garst Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:50:47 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19988#comment-671536 Shh, you're breaking the "Bush was an actual conservative that deregulated everything, which caused all our problems" narrative. Shh, you’re breaking the “Bush was an actual conservative that deregulated everything, which caused all our problems” narrative.

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