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 I don't know if you're trying to say it's just as bad because the courts determine it instead of beuroucrats, and don't get me wrong, I hate that the state claims authority over these things at all, but stripping that power out of the beuroucratic agencies hands can only be a good thing.

They had much more in the way of resources to screw us over and much less in the way of oversight. The courts also have less time and can't take every case so will have fewer opportunities to take away liberties through court order, whereas beuroucrats seek to do this at every turn.

So while I don't want the state to have this power at all, I really do prefer that the federal agencies have much less than they currently do.