This is why I hate federal bureaucracies, they have regulating power and under the control of the POTUS. The Constitution does not grant the POTUS law making authority.
They almost all get reversed.
This is a typical move by an out-going President.
Obama is trying to get things from a last minute rule-making burst he knows he has no chance of getting from Congress.
Yet, The Kenyon altered/changed Obamacare 18+ times AFTER it was written law.
If there's no repercussions why would he stop now?
Exactly, nor does it grant the Congress the power to delegate its lawmaking authority to an unelected perpetual bureaucracy such as the EPA.
We have an arbitrary regulatory government bureaucracy. Many of the regulations are not based on law passed by Congress. Our system of governing needs reform. All regulations after the election should be repealed on day one. And probably most regulations during the Obama era should be repealed.
“This is why I hate federal bureaucracies, they have regulating power and under the control of the POTUS. The Constitution does not grant the POTUS law making authority.”
Congress delegates regulatory authority to the Executive branch. For decades many Congresses have abdicated their lawmaking role by granting broad discretion to bureaucrats. However, what Congress gives, Congress can take away.
There is no regulation issued by a POTUS or government bureaucrat that Congress cannot repeal. In January the GOP Congress and President have the opportunity to put up or shut up.
Within 30 days of taking office, Trump should send a list of regulations to Congress for repeal. Congress should spend a week reviewing the list and pass legislation in both houses to void the regulations. Trump should immediately sign the bill. Going forward Congress should write tight bills limiting bureaucratic discretion.
The good news all of this can be accomplished in less than 60 days. If nothing is done, we know who to blame.