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Originally Posted by IamIan
Sense those congress members are also voters .. and all the people at the EPA are also all voters ... many more than a single voter was asked. 
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That technicality aside .. We don't have a democracy .. we have a republic .. we vote for representatives .. (generally speaking) .. it is pretty rare that policy , laws, regulations , etc... are put forth to the general public for direct voting .. because we don't have a democracy... and that is intentional on the part of the majority.
But ... if the majority of voters were significantly against the EPA regulation .. it would be a major campaign issue .. And thus ... the next election cycle would have removed any member of congress in favor of it and only elected members who were against it ... thus it would have been changed ... that isn't what happened ... as far as the majority is concerned EPA regulations are extremely low campaign issue ..
Off hand .. I can't think of any example of something that the majority actually seriously wants and pushes for as a high priority ... that the government has ever successfully been able to 'squash'... Please give me one of the 100s of examples you were thinking of ??? ... Off hand I think of examples of the exact opposite .. prohibition being an easy one |
So are we talking epa or safety now? But I degress..
So let me think of a few majority supported ideas that have yet to see the light of day
1. 62% say increased boarder security should be the first priority in immigration policy
2. 64% want a simple tax code.
3. 65% say budgets should be reduced by spending cuts rather then tax hikes
4. 61% favor increased drilling on public lands and offshore.
5. 78% favor term limits for congress.
6. The RCP average is +10.6% oppose the health care law.
7. 65% believe competition and choice in schools improves education.
8. 60% support abortion ban after 20 weeks
9. A majority supports advanced interrogation methods for terrorists.
10. A majority supports legalized marijuana.
11. 66% oppose the NSA data collection programs
12. 85% support a balanced budget for the federal government.
13. 61% oppose federal regulation of internet.
These are all just on the right and just in then last couple years. I could do a list like that for the left as well and then imagine all the stuff that has come down the pipe over the last 50 years.
This is why I support the 50 individual states idea. Out of the 50 you can really try different ideas and philosophies and really see what works and what is snake oil.