Showing posts with label Bennett Burr Power Grab--the transfer of authority from states to the federal government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bennett Burr Power Grab--the transfer of authority from states to the federal government. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2013

Monday, December 30, 2013 Drug Shortage Report blog: Bennett Burr Power Grab--the transfer of authority from states to the federal government

When politicians start talking about “bi-partisan cooperation,” smart citizens get nervous. It usually means another transfer of freedom and taxes to the federal government at the expense of individuals, families, localities, and states.

Case in point: 
Denver Post op-ed by two U.S. Senators (or their staffs) on their latest “bipartisan” deal. The Senators are Michael Bennett (D.-Colo.) and Richard Burr (R.-N.C.). The op-ed is pure political blather, a haze of almost incomprehensible feel-good rhetoric. But the upshot is this: The two distinguished solons are very proud of themselves for managing yet another transfer of authority from the states to the federal government.

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