In a stunning display of bureaucratic arrogance, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig announced he will single-handedly advance financial regulations despite being the sole member of what should be a five-commissioner panel.
Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee Thursday, Selig faced withering criticism from Democrats who suddenly discovered they care about "bipartisan structure" - but only when it doesn't serve their regulatory agenda. The real question Patriots should be asking: Why is one unelected bureaucrat wielding the power of an entire commission?
This is exactly the kind of administrative state overreach that President Trump was elected to dismantle. While Trump focuses on delivering real results for American families - securing the border, cutting regulations, and restoring energy independence - holdover bureaucrats like Selig are playing games with the very structure of government.
Constitutional Crisis or Business as Usual?
The CFTC oversees derivatives markets worth trillions of dollars, affecting everything from farmers hedging crop prices to energy markets that impact your gas bill. Should one person - accountable to no one - have that kind of unchecked power over the American economy?
"This arrangement undermines the agency's bipartisan structure," Democrats complained, apparently forgetting their love affair with executive power during the Biden years.
Where's the Republican leadership on this issue? The Trump administration should be demanding immediate appointments to fill these vacancies and restore proper oversight. Every day Selig operates as a one-man commission is another day the deep state thumbs its nose at constitutional governance.
This isn't just about regulatory policy - it's about who really runs America. Is it We the People through our elected representatives, or is it unelected bureaucrats who think they know better than the voters who delivered Trump a decisive mandate for change?
The American people deserve answers: How long will Republicans allow this bureaucratic power grab to continue while Trump's agenda waits for proper confirmation processes?