House Voted To Overturn SCOTUS Ruling That Extended The Executive Branch's Power, Nullifying Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
(patriotbarbie.com)
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Can someone explain the implications
Humpty Dumpty Poopy Pants argues the agencies that write regulations do so because they are experts in the subjects they are agencies for. ATF, EPA, etc. However, the courts are supposed to check this as these regulations are not laws, even though they carry the same weight. the latest pistol brace ban by the ATF is a perfect example. The republicans argue there is not enough oversight by courts because the Chevron case instructs courts to defer to the Federal agencies instead of the law.
The ATF just made millions of law abiding citizens felons at the beginning of this month. The ATF is a law enforcement agency, it does NOT make laws. Yet because of their responsibility to enforce the NFA, they can unilaterally decide to add whatever they want to the NFA (pistol brace) and turn anyone who owns them into a felon. Classic government overreach.
This will probably not pass the Senate, and even if it does the potato will veto, so probably symbolic and therefore no implications.
They did the same with bump stocks, which was eventually overturned.