The Chevron doctrine—under which federal courts more-or-less blindly defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of a law that the agency is charged with administering—certainly hurts “the little guy” and helps “the big guy,” as Justice Gorsuch suggested.
But it’s much worse than that.
Administrative lawmaking as a whole excludes the people from the process—all in the name of “letting the experts work out the details.”
Hardworking Americans can vote against lawmakers they don’t like.
But—unlike big corporations—they have no effective means at their disposal to influence federal agencies.
Consequently, voices of the rich and powerful are heard, while all others are silenced.
Congress needs to give the American people a seat at the table again by passing the REINS Act, which would require all “major rule” regulations to be passed into law by Congress before taking effect.
The REINS Act would include the American people in the lawmaking progress, and that’s something the Constitution already requires—albeit in ways that Congress and the courts have been ignoring for decades.
The REINS Act would fix that problem. It’s time to pass it.
#PassTheREINSAct
But it’s much worse than that.
Administrative lawmaking as a whole excludes the people from the process—all in the name of “letting the experts work out the details.”
Hardworking Americans can vote against lawmakers they don’t like.
But—unlike big corporations—they have no effective means at their disposal to influence federal agencies.
Consequently, voices of the rich and powerful are heard, while all others are silenced.
Congress needs to give the American people a seat at the table again by passing the REINS Act, which would require all “major rule” regulations to be passed into law by Congress before taking effect.
The REINS Act would include the American people in the lawmaking progress, and that’s something the Constitution already requires—albeit in ways that Congress and the courts have been ignoring for decades.
The REINS Act would fix that problem. It’s time to pass it.
#PassTheREINSAct
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