[wonder_er]

Popehat [0] has an excellent list of questions to ask when giving a new power to the government:

1. Does the United States Constitution permit the government to do this?

2. What would this power look like if it were expanded dramatically in scope or in time?

3. What would this obligation look like if exercised indifferently by unaccountable people?

4. What would your worst enemy do with this power?

The list goes on, but points 2, 3, and 4 should be sufficient to cause pause for even the most aggressive supporter of expanding government powers.

[0] https://popehat.com/2016/06/02/libertarianism-as-ten-questio...