The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.

  • Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Because letting jackasses in congress set regulatory precedent on things they know jack shit about has always worked out

    • FireTower@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Things seemed to be going alright before the Reagan wanted to clarify the language of the Clean Air Act. The Congressional Research Services kinda cover this issue already.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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      5 months ago

      The goal is for regulations to be held up via congressional deadlock by the obstructionist party. Can’t make a good or bad decision if you can’t make a decision at all.

      • carbonari_sandwich@lemm.eeEnglish
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        5 months ago

        And this is a massive increase in authority for the courts. If there is ambiguity in the wording of a law, it’s open for a lawsuit.

        • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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          5 months ago

          The dissent on the “it’s a gratuity, not a bribe lol” decision shows that ambiguity isn’t even necessary. Same with the bump stocks ruling. And seceral before that.

          The conservatives will pretend there is ambiguity and write pages of rambling pseudo logic no matter how clear the law is.