August recess, Calvin Coolidge style

About 85 years ago, just as Congress frantically sought to pass some last minute legislation before heading back to their home districts for their August break, Calvin Coolidge vetoed a desk-load of would-be laws. When asked his reasoning, President Coolidge answered: "We already have enough laws."

What a refreshing approach! At a time when documents detailing the regulation of lettuce growing in the United States more than quintuple the length of the Founding Documents of this republic, a little more Coolidge and a little less government invasiveness would be nice.

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