Author Topic: Trump Is Slowly But Surely Reining in the Administrative State  (Read 346 times)

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Offline endicom

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Deion Kathawa
Aug. 16, 2018

Partisans of an “objective, non-partisan” civil service should be very nervous; rule of law supporters should be ecstatic. Why?

Because the administrative state is now forced to be more accountable, all thanks to a little-covered move by the Trump Administration, as part of its concerted campaign to rein in the vast “fourth branch” of government. An executive order issued in July grants agency heads greater discretion over the selection of administrative law judges (“ALJs”).

That may not sound particularly important, but it is. ALJs—in the words of Associate Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the 7-2 majority in Lucia v. SEC (2018)—“exercise[ ] authority ‘comparable to’ that of a federal district judge conducting a bench trial.” Which is to say, their powers are extensive.

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Re: Trump Is Slowly But Surely Reining in the Administrative State
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2018, 01:24:04 am »
The ongoing repeal of unnecessary and destructive regulations is probably going to make a larger long-term impact than many folks realize.

What is one of the most powerful tools of abuse an administrative agency has?
The ability to make regulations, and more of them, and ... more of them....!

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Re: Trump Is Slowly But Surely Reining in the Administrative State
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2018, 01:54:35 am »
The ongoing repeal of unnecessary and destructive regulations is probably going to make a larger long-term impact than many folks realize.

What is one of the most powerful tools of abuse an administrative agency has?
The ability to make regulations, and more of them, and ... more of them....!


Making regulations is their reason for being. Reeling in the agencies themselves will require congressional action.