Connie Mack Rails Against Intrusive Government

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack penned an op-ed in Thursdays edition of Roll Call that offers what could be a peak at his playbook if he decides to enter the Republican field of hopefuls looking to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.

The results of the historic 2010 elections have given us the opportunity to change course and restore our constitutional government, argued Mack. The principles of limited government that were so fiercely protected by our nations founders have been trampled upon by members of Congress who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, and unelected, overzealous bureaucrats who seek to regulate every aspect of our lives.

One does not need to look further than the massive nationalized health-care behemoth known as Obamacare as evidence of this overregulation, continued Mack, who also bashed new security methods of the TSA and proposed Internet regulations.

Mack railed against a federal government that he painted as out of touch with the concerns of average Americans.

Congressional leaders and the continually growing number of unelected bureaucrats no longer trust us to make personal decisions about our health care or how we feed our children, noted Mack. For example, in an effort to combat childhood obesity, the federal government has assumed the role of superparent and will dictate what our children eat at school.

Mack added that he would do his best to fight against this in Congress.

In January 2011, I will begin introducing legislation to repeal unconstitutional and unnecessary laws and regulations that our masters in Washington, with all of their wisdom, have decided to force upon us, wrote Mack. We labor under more unnecessary laws than ever before; a thorough examination of the United States Code, followed by a strong repeal effort, is long overdue. Voters could not have sent a clearer message this past November: The federal government is overreaching, and not only must it stop, it needs to be put in reverse.