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by kcplate 901 days ago
> Agencies don't make law. They make rules

Let’s do some role playing…

“It’s not a law, it’s a rule”

“Who made the rule?”

“The government…”

“What happens if I break the rule?”

“You could be fined or subjected to greater penalties…”

“Who enforces that?”

“The government…”

Now, let’s switch a couple of words around and see if it changes the meaning at all…

“It’s not a rule, it’s a law”

“Who made the law?”

“The government…”

“What happens if I break the law?”

“You could be fined or subjected to greater penalties…”

“Who enforces that?”

“The government…”

Seems pretty interchangeable to me.