These sources are excerpts from a chapter titled "Independent Regulatory Agencies" in a book called "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise". The excerpts discuss the authority, functions, and potential reforms of several independent regulatory agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The authors argue that many of these agencies need to be reformed to reduce their regulatory burden on businesses and increase transparency and accountability. They also express concern about the use of these agencies to promote political agendas and argue that their structures and powers should be changed to ensure greater independence and neutrality.