Regulations vs. Laws and the G20 Bali Declaration Threat to Freedom

On December 22, 2022, Kim Monson tackled the growing threat of unelected bureaucratic power with Ted Misha and featured Liberty Toastmasters members responding to Christmas-themed questions about energy policy. Leslie Manookian, founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund, exposed the alarming implications of the G20 Bali Declaration for individual liberty.

The Constitutional Case Against Bureaucratic Regulation

Start listening at 16:01 – Hour 1

Ted Misha breaks down the fundamental difference between laws passed by elected legislators and regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats. Citing Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, Misha argues that all legislative powers are vested in Congress, not administrative agencies. He explains how regulations carry the force of law but lack democratic accountability, creating a system where citizens have no recourse against rules made by unknown administrators.

The conversation highlights how Congress has abdicated its responsibility by delegating lawmaking authority to bureaucracies, resulting in an administrative state that operates as an unaccountable fourth branch of government. Misha emphasizes that this shift has transformed Americans from free citizens into mere rule followers in a compliance-based society.

“Regulations are not brought to us by our legislators. They’re brought to us by appointed bureaucrats. And so there’s no way or it’s extremely difficult to get rid of a regulation.”

Ted Misha

Liberty Toastmasters Take on Green Energy Mandates

Start listening at 28:20 – Hour 1

Rick Rome, Bill Vedder, Brad Beck, Dave Walden, Greg Morrissey, and Lisa Carnahan respond to creative Christmas-themed questions about government energy policy. The Liberty Toastmasters members critique electric vehicle tax credits, California’s natural gas bans, and Europe’s energy crisis resulting from green energy mandates.

Rome exposes the unsustainability of lithium-ion batteries and wind turbines, while Vedder calculates the massive taxpayer cost of EV incentives. Beck references Alex Epstein’s book Fossil Future to argue for energy abundance. The segment demonstrates how ordinary citizens can articulate principled arguments for energy freedom and against government coercion through market manipulation.

“Santa needs to stay with his regular reindeer and don’t go to electric reindeer. People have got to realize when you’re driving those electric cars, you are driving a computer. And if you know anything about computers and how those things work, they can track you 100% of the time.”

Greg Morrissey, Liberty Toastmasters Denver

The G20 Bali Declaration and Global Digital Control

Start listening at 71:00 – Hour 2

Leslie Manookian, founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund, sounds the alarm on the G20 Bali Declaration signed in November 2022. Manookian explains how world leaders are pushing for digital vaccine passports, central bank digital currencies, and enhanced surveillance under the guise of public health and safety. She describes how these digital systems could control individual behavior, from limiting car travel to restricting food purchases.

Drawing on her background as a former Goldman Sachs and Alliance Capital executive, Manookian describes witnessing pharmaceutical CEOs prioritize profits over human life. She explains how the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 created conflicts of interest at the FDA, where pharmaceutical companies now fund 65% of drug approval salaries. Manookian urges citizens to sign the People’s Proclamation at healthfreedomdefense.org to push back against globalist overreach.

“They want to give every single human being on the planet a QR code, and they want to connect that to your digital vaccine passport. And if you don’t have that, you will not be able to travel.”

Leslie Manookian, Founder, Health Freedom Defense Fund