The Ben Shapiro Show The Human Toll of Too Much Law | Justice Neil Gorsuch
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Aug 11, 2024 
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch joins the conversation, sharing insights from his book on the human cost of excessive laws. He discusses how the expanding legal framework entangles everyday Americans, affecting their livelihoods. Gorsuch highlights the importance of checks and balances, illustrating this with real-life stories of absurd regulations. Despite the challenges posed by overregulation, he remains an incorrigible optimist about the future, advocating for civic education and the revitalization of public trust in government.
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Rights and Power
- Bills of Rights are not effective without divided power.
- Concentrated power negates rights, making them worthless.
Law's Intrusion
- Justice Gorsuch saw cases where ordinary Americans were caught in complex laws.
- The US Code has doubled since the 1980s, and millions of words are added yearly.
Law at All Levels
- Law proliferation happens at all levels, not just federal.
- A seventh grader was arrested for burping in class in New Mexico.
