I found “regulation” 47 times in the 2016 Republican Party
Platform:
The over-arching theme is they are for “prudent” regulations
but not “punishing” regulations!!
Here are some highlights:
--We endorse prudent regulation of the banking system to
ensure that FDIC-regulated banks are properly capitalized and taxpayers are
protected against bailouts.
--In a free society, the primary role of government is to
protect the God-given, inalienable rights of its citizens. These constitutional
rights are not negotiable for any American. We affirm that all legislation,
regulation, and official actions must conform to the Constitution’s original
meaning as understood at the time the language was adopted.
--Article I of the Constitution directs that “All
legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United
States….” For more than a century, however, Congress has delegated increasing
amounts of legislative authority to executive departments, agencies, and
commissions, laying the foundation for today’s vast administrative state.
Unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch now write countless rules with
the force of law and arbitrarily punish individuals who disobey those rules.
The Constitution makes clear that these powers were granted to Congress by the
people and must therefore remain solely with the people’s elected
representatives. We call on Congress to begin reclaiming its constitutional
powers from the bureaucratic state by requiring that major new federal
regulations be approved by Congress before they can take effect, such as
through the Regulation Freedom Amendment. We further affirm that courts should
interpret laws as written by Congress rather than allowing executive agencies
to rewrite those laws to suit administration priorities.
--Sensible regulations can be compatible with a vibrant
economy. They can prevent the strong from exploiting the weak. Right now, the
regulators are exploiting everyone. We are determined to make regulations
minimally intrusive, confined to their legal mandate, and respectful toward the
creation of new and small businesses.
--Because regulations are just another tax on the consumers,
Congress should consider a regulatory budget that would cap the costs federal
agencies could impose on the economy in any given year.
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