Christopher Jaarda's blog

 Unelected members of the United States Senate are greatly impacting the course of America.  In the last 18 months Congress has approved $2 trillion of new spending and passed several transformational pieces of legislation that will dramatically change the health care and financial services industries, as well as greatly expand the power of the federal government.  

By Christopher M. Jaarda

Most Americans understand how a bill becomes law.  Many Americans are probably unaware of how far-reaching federal regulations, promulgated by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in Washington, come into being and how they can also affect how we live our lives.  This “rulemaking” practice should concern every American, especially in light of the vast powers the new health care law gives to numerous boards, panels, commissions and bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.

During his State of the Union address, President Obama said Washington was suffering from a “deficit of trust.” Despite this lofty rhetoric, the President used much of the remainder of his speech to attack Republicans, the Supreme Court, and people concerned with his policies. Attacking the people you hope to win over and work with is no way to bridge divides or “pay down” the deficit of trust.