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Thank you. That made my day.

In the main, we are talking state and local governments, so NOT a constitutional republic - but also not a "pure" democracy. If you want to quibble over semantics. ;) Still, no matter how little the demos are allowed a say, encouraging apathy and non-participation tends to benefit those in...

Sadness. Democracy depends upon an engaged, informed electorate. Likely why many have a vested interest in ensuring that voters are distracted, apathetic, and ignorant.

and I'll give an example of "Zoning" seeming to Legislate. In MI, or maybe is NY, they have a "Right to Farm" Act (actually, they both do, and I was looking into one of them regarding a specific farming practice, don't recall which one. Unimportant for the discussion). The legislature of that...

So, Zoning (almost everywhere) is an Enforcement department, not a Legislative department. They are hired, not elected, and generally do not draft laws unless requested that they do so (which don't become laws until the are voted on by the town council or equivalent). They can sometimes issue...

/addendum Sometimes, the council makes "the law", but turns it over to another department to make the actual rules. We see this at the national level frequently, such as when Congress gives the EPA or the FDA broad "guidance" and directs that dept to write rules implimenting the Congressional...

Ultimately, it falls under the heading "Zoning". Zoning regulations are advanced and voted on by whomever runs the city/county/etc. Often with input from the Planning Dept, The Building Dept, and/or the Zonign Dept, plus the municipality's lawyer. Most frequently, that means the "city...