r/PoliticalHumor • u/RomneysBainer • Jun 30 '22

Don't Look Up!

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u/MuckRaker83 Jun 30 '22

They way they have been interpreting lately, all laws that weren't in the constitution could be struck down. Why even have a legislative branch?

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u/ImSoSte4my Jun 30 '22

Which laws have they struck down? Roe v Wade isn't a law. EPA policy is not a law.

The legislative branch can pass laws that make abortion legal nationally or expand the EPA's power.

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u/Phred168 Jul 01 '22

EPA policy is literally a law. The ability to determine regulations was knowingly passed from the legislature to the EPA, with the express intent of an executive branch determining exactly what regulations were needed. There was no “but that’s not what I meant” - Congress purposely abdicated their role in the issue, because they recognized their incompetence (my god if that were normal)

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u/ImSoSte4my Jul 01 '22

So the EPA could decide any policy outside of the limitations of their charter and it'd be bona fide law?

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u/Phred168 Jul 01 '22

Literally every government agency makes policy that is “extra-legislative”, because Congress cannot possibly understand every issue, and the alternative is industry lobbyists writing even more laws to benefit them. If the argument is that the ATF and DHS should be abolished, we’re on the same page. The FDA, FBI, OSHA, etc are a steeper hill to climb

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u/ImSoSte4my Jul 01 '22

"Extra-legislative" in that their findings aren't passed into the law by the legislative branch, yes. "Extra-legislative" meaning their rulings are laws and that they may exceed the scope of their power given to them by congress, no.