To those who are clamoring for government regulation of comfort standards, I have a question: What on earth would lead you to believe that the US government (left/right/center/doesn't matter who is in charge) would somehow manage to get THIS right?

This is the same government that can't stop leaking radioactive material into the groundwater (and hence, the Columbia River) at Hanford. The same government who was ridiculed for years for their inability to source a hammer for less than $700 and toilet seats for less than $2k. The same government that in general, isn't uniquely qualified to investigate anything more complicated than a knock at the door.

Etc, etc, AND etc.

Is there anything more than wishful thinking behind the notion that they can get this one thing right?