→Subscribe for new videos every day! https→“excessive bureaucratic rigmarole” as red tape dates back more than 400 years to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, Charles V (1500-1558). As heir to three of Europe’s most powerful dynasties (Habsburg, Valois-Burgundy and Trastámara), at the height of his power, Charles’ empire stretched from Spain in the west to Hungary in the east, and from the Netherlands in the north to Sicily in the south. In addition, Charles had significant holdings in the New World, and an enormous administration to manage his vast empire. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/05/bureaucratic-obstacles-referred-red-tape/ Sources: http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=bureaucracy&allowed_in_frame=0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor#America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England#Annulment_from_Catherine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England#Annulment_from_Catherine http://www.scottishleftreview.org/article/how-red-tape-was-invented/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wggerman/map/hapsburg.htm http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/red-tape.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tape#Origins http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/red_tape/ http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=red+tape&allowed_in_frame=0 http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/R-4.5/ http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/05/red-tape-rising-six-years-of-escalating-regulation-under-obama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27TwTHvlbYQ https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/30/regulatory-reform-progress http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=rigmarole&allowed_in_frame=0 http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=tape&allowed_in_frame=0 http://westwing.bewarne.com/third/quibbles/history.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NARA_Backstage_Pass_%282011-08%29_-_14.jpg