I've talked to consultants and lawyers, and have yet to have one of them disagree that the Chevron deference decisions are the most consequential SC decisions in a century in terms of striking at the heart of the Deep/Administrative State. Yet, I have not heard ONE WORD about it from ANY 'media' since the day the decisions were announced including Faux News/Business. It almost seems as if the media thinks that if they don't talk about it, it didn't happen... Anybody have any thoughts on this? Is everyone waiting for 'the other shoe to drop'? Pray tell what that might be....
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good. let the destroying begin.
I got the most amazing response from someone last week.
While explaining Chevron and how important it is, I noted that the administrative agencies can effectively write their own laws, enforce their own laws, and try cases against their laws in their own administrative courts. Further, the president can’t fire their employees, though they’re allegedly under the executive branch, and all he can do is appoint the department head, who has to be approved by Congress, and even he can’t really fire them. They’re unelected, write most of our laws, and we have no recourse to them. There are even agencies that Congress can’t defund, even if they wanted to.
The response I got back was:
“Should we elect them?”
………..
I’m still just in awe at… how… this...
“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” ― Mark Twain
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ― Mark Twain
This person is not awake, nor exceptionally smart, but also not (normally) an idiot.
If this was the norm my surprise would have been far lower.
IQ is a measure of ability to understand & manipulate abstract ideas. "Normally" not used in NORMAL day to day activities. The challenge exposed the reality in your encounter , but your surprise is your wake up call. Twain would not be surprised.