Who Are the Most Powerful People in America? | 5 Minute Video

The genius of America is that it was set up as a representative government, but increasingly, Americans are ruled over by leaders who are unelected, and very powerful. Columbia Law Professor Philip Hamburger unmasks the people who are really ruling our lives.

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If someone suggested to you that Americans should reject representative government and return to the rule of kings, you would laugh.

“This is America,” you would say. “In our revolution, we got rid of monarchy.”

And, of course, you’d be right – but only to a point. Monarchy is making a comeback – though not in the way you think.

Let me explain.

A king is one person. Get rid of him and you might get your freedom back.

But what do you do when the nation has come to be controlled by thousands of little king – almost supreme in their specialized fiefdoms – who have vast power over your life, much as a king might?

Good question, because that’s what we’re up against.

This regime is called the “administrative state.” Its little kings are unelected “bureaucrats,” officially known as “administrators,” “secretaries,” or even “czars.” And, make no mistake, they are very powerful. Their decisions affect us every day. The FDA, the FCC, the SEC, and so on and so on.

Put together almost any three or four random letters and chances are you’ve stumbled on a government agency. These agencies and the people in them shape our lives – often for the worse.

Many farmers in California lost their livelihoods because the Fish and Wildlife Service decided that the delta smelt
(a tiny fish) was more important than the farmers’ water supply. That decision may have been right, or it may have been wrong. My point is simply that the decision should have been made by our lawmakers—who are accountable to us at the next election.

Those farmers are among the millions of hard-working people directly hurt by the administrative state.
And many more millions have been indirectly hurt –
such as all those discouraged from even starting a business by miles of bureaucratic red tape.

This is not an argument against government regulation per se, but against regulation imposed by bureaucrats rather than by our elected lawmakers whom we can hold accountable at the next election.

Here’s the larger danger: As bureaucracy grows, individual freedom diminishes.

How did we get into this mess? And, more importantly, how do we get out of it?

[Alex-tnpv]

EU: the largest agency of unelected bureaucrats.

[izpFhKOcFnB]

"This is not an argument against regulations per se, but against regulations by unelected bureaucrats" -- This is beautiful.

[yudshvat]

The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office. And, no more perks go with them.

2. Congress (past, present, & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as ALL Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e. NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!).

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress made all these contracts by and for themselves.

Serving in Congress is an honor and privledge NOT a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work … not get all kinds of freebies.

NO WONDER THEY’RE FIGHTING EVERYTHING HE TRIES! Pass it on!!!! Let's help TRUMP drain the swamp!! Just hold your finger down then hit forward and send it to everyone you know. Let’s help trump get the country straightened out.

[miguel.ledesmaledesma]

I was a low level government worker for years, so could attest how bloated and red tape ridden our beaurocratric system is.They are like states within a state.Sad, but true

[eveapple]

You just described the EU in a nutshell. And people still don’t understand why the UK is going for Brexit!!!

[ronaldspins]

The country of France clearly has had enough of King "Jupiter" Macron

[lucasnicoara]

The situation in the EU is far far worse...

[darylyounger]

This problem is not unique to the USA. The bureaucrats in Australia are paid many times more than the Prime Minister.
This is totally wrong and needs urgent correction.
I'm sure it's the same in most countries.

[roedhunt]

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” - author/philosopher Voltaire.

[johnwicksfoknpencil]

It’s the Fed. It always goes back to the Fed. Follow the damn money.

[robertjosephkleist]

Orwell spoke of a ruling class of technocrats called the Inner Party in 1984.

[TransConservativewaifu]

Who is the most powerful people in America?

*those who walk up 2 stairs at a time*

[GeoFry]

The French came up with a way to deal with lots of "little kings" it was known as a guillotine.

[thegodofyoutube]

Your solution is to tell the people to do the job they're already not doing

[roylinfordadams]

Who are the most powerful people in America? Well for starters they would be people who own all the media. They would probably be also people who are able to hold dual citizenships with another country while holding office in this one. They probably would also Institute policies that make it illegal to boycott their country but not anyone else's, a country that is the only open ethnostate on the planet. And by the same token probably also make it illegal to criticize them in any way. And they would also influence the United States as well as other governments of the world to give them untold amounts of money that they use to create a socialist Paradise back home.

[ogremair]

"A skilled dictator is much more beneficial to humanity than a democracy of ignorant people."


-Gene Smilas

[davidt]

"Put together almost any three or four random letters, and chances are you've stumbled on a government agency."


haha

[jarheadzader]

The only problem with this argument is, in California, we are now a one party state and our vote means nothing. No one is accountable. Fools and imbeciles rule the day.

[ashishpatel]

These comments give me hope for the future 👌🏽🐸. Awaken.

[xxdash]

most powerful man on this planet award goes to...







CHUCK NORRIS