The modern federal administrative state operates as a permission-based system run by unaccountable agencies.

In this video, Clifford Ribner explains why this structure violates the Constitution and undermines republican government. He connects key constitutional provisions—including the Vesting Clause, Enumerated Powers, the Guarantee Clause, and the Contract Clause—to today’s bureaucratic rule, providing historical context from the ICC era through recent Supreme Court decisions on nationwide injunctions.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why federal agencies concentrate legislative, executive, and judicial powers in violation of separation of powers

• How requiring “permission from bureaucrats” contradicts the Founders’ design of limited, enumerated government powers.

• Constitutional analysis connecting the Guarantee Clause and Contract Clause to critiques of administrative overreach

Constitutional References:

• U.S. Constitution: Article I §1 (Vesting Clause), Article I §8 (Enumerated Powers, General Welfare, Commerce Clause), Article I §10 (Contract Clause), Article III §1 (Judicial Power), Article IV §4 (Guarantee Clause)

• The Federalist Papers: No. 22 (Hamilton), Nos. 10, 41, 43, 58, 62 (Madison)

• Historical Context: Judiciary Act of 1789, Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, ICC establishment

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If you’ve ever needed a permit just to act, you’ve met the administrative state. This video shows why rule-by-bureaucrat is monstrous, unaccountable, and unconstitutional.

👉 Watch the full video to see how the Guarantee Clause, the Vesting Clause (Art. I §1), and Enumerated Powers (Art. I §8) are supposed to limit agencies—and how the ICC era and modern “permission society” broke that design.

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