Thread by @BasedMikeLee

🧵1/ The cry of “No Kings” echoes through American history

It’s a reminder that power belongs to the people, not unaccountable rulers

Today, that principle is under threat—not from wearers of crowns, but from federal bureaucrats who make binding laws without ever facing a vote

2/ The Constitution vests lawmaking power in Congress, elected by you

Yet federal agencies churn out roughly 100,000 pages of binding regulations—effectively laws—every year

These bureaucrats, who never stand for election, dictate how Americans live and work

That’s not liberty

That’s despotic rule by fiat

3/ Examples are wide-ranging but include EPA’s sweeping environmental rules, OSHA’s workplace mandates, or the FDA’s product restrictions

These agencies often bypass Congress, creating binding rules that carry the force of law

In 2024 alone, over 3,000 new regulations were issued

Who elected these rulemakers?

Nobody

Like kings

4/ This is where the REINS Act comes in

It’s simple: any major regulation (with an economic impact of $100M+) must get a vote in Congress before it takes effect

No more backdoor lawmaking

Congress—your elected senators and representatives—takes back its constitutional duty

5/ The REINS Act isn’t about red tape; it’s about accountability

If a regulation is truly necessary, Congress can debate and approve it

If it’s a power grab by unelected elites, it gets stopped

That’s how we ensure the people’s voice matters—not the whims of bureaucrats

6/ “No Kings” *should* mean no one makes law without answering to the people through regular elections

Letting unelected bureaucrats make laws—to the tune of 100,000 pages a year—violates that principle

The REINS Act would restore it by putting lawmaking back where it belongs: with Congress, accountable to you

Let’s pass it and send a clear message

🇺🇸 #REINSAct

7/ Please pass this message along if you agree that the American people should never be subject to laws passed by the unelected—whether royal or bureaucratic