Can the ATF just decide to ban something, without going through congress?
Oh, I know with this fascist regime, the EPA can just decide to crush industries with carbon credit requirements, Obama can just decide to amnesty illegals, so why not all the other agencies?
Just seems illegal, in what used to be the US.
The ATF has a history of committing fraud, perjury, and breaking firearms to make them full auto
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JPFO has a great documentary called The Gang
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Oh, I know with this fascist regime, the EPA can just decide to crush industries with carbon credit requirements, Obama can just decide to amnesty illegals, so why not all the other agencies?
Well, essentially that's what the Congress has done.
(Never let them get away with their handwringing and Oh! The executive [or judicial] is doing this stuff and we can't stop them!
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Just seems illegal, in what used to be the US.
Aye — The federal government ought to be put on a tight leash.
Depends on the wording of the statutes, I suppose. Congress usually delegates broad authority to fedgov agencies, and they seem to take full advantage of it.
This is what comes from an expansive Commerce Clause.