It is an iron law that as government expands the rule of law contracts, because Congress—unable to lengthen the day while its workload grows twentyfold—stops passing binding laws and instead passes sentiments, delegating substance to an executive rule-making process recorded in the Federal Register, marginalizing Congress as the progressive design intended.

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George Will

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as the government expands, the rule of law contracts... instead of passing laws that actually bind people... it passes sentiments.

Source

George Will on America, Politics, and Baseball 2/28/2011EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:26:54 AM

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