Executive Orders and the End of Liberty

On August 1, 2023, it became “illegal” to manufacture or sell incandescent light bulbs anywhere in the United States, and consumers are left with no choice but to purchase LED bulbs.

The decision was made solely by the executive branch of the federal government.

As usual, the critics of this action have missed the point.

When any government executive moves toward such a complete change in the lives of the general public without legislative or popular consensus, “cost” becomes a lesser concern than our basic liberties.

Attempting to displace the population (or any portion thereof) would cripple the government(s) long before such policy got very far.

The Wu administration appears to be unconcerned with the lack of a general consensus, as its press release justifies its initiative with lip service to “advancing racial and economic justice.”

Our system of checks and balances was the product of millennia of trial and error by previous failed governments and civilizations.

Our founders created separate but equal branches of government that would hold each other in check.

The light bulb ban is not the only example of government excess by mere decree.

Even the government is subject to the laws of economics - especially if China's troubles will render them unable to fund the bottomless pit that U.S. policies have become.

At some point, the worst of the Green New Deal policies would finally bankrupt our government so that "Mostly peaceful" rioters might have to finish the job.

"Racial justice" will be the funeral dirge for our formerly limited government and our civilization. 

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/08/executive_orders_and_the_end_of_liberty.html