As congressional Democrats rush to ram through a laundry list of progressive priorities ahead of what’s expected to be a brutal midterm election season for the party, the Democratic-led Federal Trade Commission’s power grab has largely flown under the radar.
Made up of three Democrats and two Republicans, all appointed by President Biden, the FTC has taken a sharp left turn over the last couple of years, most recently progressing an agenda that punishes businesses and ignores basic constitutional protections while also trying to expand the Commission's power. Specifically, the Commission is bypassing long standing guidelines on why it might investigate a company for antitrust violations in an effort to regulate businesses.
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