Sneaky Government

There are a lot of people railing against "big government" (and rightly so). Perhaps an even more insidious form of big government is the "sneaky government". For example, in the "Wall Street Reform" bill, Henry Waxman included an amendment that would give power to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to police vitamin sales.

Notice, it's not the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but the FTC. Whatever the reason for giving the FTC more authority and power, if it's good for the country, why aren't we debating it? Why is there not a discussion as to the pros and cons? Instead, it's hidden inside other legislation in the hopes it will just slip by. It always concerns me when Washington tries to do anything without proper debate.