Legislators often avoid specifying regulations themselves and instead delegate implementation to agencies like the EPA, where it gets fought out in the courts, in order to avoid blame and responsibility—a system Yandle considers undemocratic and lacking accountability.

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Russ Roberts

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they they don't specify the regulations because they don't want to get blamed or take responsibility they push the implementation down to the EPA or o or someone else who then... gets fought out in the courts... a very very I think an un Democratic um way to do things

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Bruce Yandle on Bootleggers and BaptistsAnkeborgsAnkdamm
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:20:30 AM

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