Me thinks the SCOTUS gave us a glimpse as to which Bureaus/Agencies could be next?
“The dissent contends that there is nothing surprising about EPA dictating the optimal mix of energy sources nationwide, since that sort of mandate will reduce air pollution from power plants, which is EPA’s bread and butter. Post, at 20–22. But that does not follow.
Forbidding evictions may slow the spread of disease, but the >>CDC<<’s ordering such a measure certainly “raise[s] an eyebrow.” Post, at 18.
We would not expect the >>Department of Homeland Security<< to make trade or foreign policy even though doing so could decrease illegal immigration.
And no one would consider generation shifting a “tool” in >>OSHA’s<< “toolbox,” post, at 21, even though reducing generation at coal plants would reduce workplace illness and injury from coal dust.
Trying to explain this ruling to my better half...
She finally got it when I pointed out that the EPA was making their own “Law” in the form of “Rules/Regulations”. The Separation of Powers outlined in the Constitution REQUIRE the Congress to pass laws, the “Agencies” enforce those laws as written.
The big grin is developing as I think about BATF, CDC, OSHA, BLM, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
Good catch!
CDC
DHS
OSHA
All overstepped their bounds; I don’t recall any legislation authorizing stopping evictions, changing trade & foreign policy, and reducing coal plant generation.