
The Administrative State
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
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What Roman Mars Can Learn About Conlaw
In 19 o six, congress passed the pure food and drug act. That law was the first time the federal government had the power to regulate the safety of food and drugs. The fta is just one of the dozens and ons of agencies that exist to day. If you're a real stickler about separation of powers, then the very idea of what administrative agencies do kind of doesn't sit well with you. And if you're a big business or a corporation, you hate the administrative state too, right? More regulations mean more cost, nobody wants more caust but practically speaking, we can't have government without these modern agencies. We need a different way of regulating industrial food production
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