Michigan’s health bureaucrats are at it again, inflating a routine parasitic outbreak into justification for greater state oversight just as families gathered for Independence Day. Nearly six hundred cyclosporiasis cases have tripled in a week, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services quick to publicize the numbers. Such episodes matter because they feed the narrative that only bigger government can protect citizens from everyday risks. The Constitution never authorized permanent administrative agencies to monitor citizens’ produce purchases or dictate supply chains under the guise of safety. Health and welfare powers belong to the states and, ultimately, to individuals exercising personal responsibility and market choices. Expansive departments like Michigan’s simply crowd out private solutions, local knowledge, and the discipline of competition that actually reduce contamination faster than any mandate. Restoring federalism means shrinking these agencies before they normalize permanent surveillance in the name of public health.