The average person commits 3 felonies a day and you can actually say we're not over regulated?No, it isn't.
You, too?
You buy that autographed baseball on line and do not declare the purchase on your income tax forms so you could pay state tax on the purchase. Felony tax evasion.
You are a responsible citizen and recycle. You take your bottles and cans to the recycling center and get $1.50. You don't declare it as income. Felony tax evasion.
You buy an original oil painting from your favorite artist. You do not put up a chemical warming outside your home that entering could expose the visitors to the lead contained in cadmium paints used in the painting. Felony failure to post warnings of chemical contaminants.
You live in a mountain community and get a notice from the Forestry Service to clear away the dead brush around your home because it presents a fire hazard. You make sure the required area is dead brush free. Then you get a notice from the EPA that you have disturbed natural habitat and are subject to fine and arrest if you do not put the cleared area back to its natural state, dead brush and all.
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness week, you use beet juice to color your dog pink. That's a violation of criminal law and a fine of $1,000.
On a hike you find an eagle feather and pick it up. Fine of $100,000 and a year in jail.
There are dozens of examples of government regulation run totally out of control. It's like liberals can't tell the difference between reasonable regulation and unreasonable regulation.