Posted on 11/16/2016 1:31:22 PM PST by bobk3
Dozens of major regulations passed recently by the Obama administration — including far-reaching changes on health care, consumer protections and environmental safety — could be undone with the stroke of a pen by Donald J. Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress starting in January, thanks to a little-used law that dates back to 1996.
And it comes with a scorched-earth kicker: If the law is used to strike down a rule, the federal agency that issued it is barred from enacting similar regulation again in the future.
The obscure law — called the Congressional Review Act — was passed 20 years ago at the behest of Newt Gingrich, then the House speaker and now a member of Mr. Trump’s transition team. It gives Congress 60 legislative days to review and override major regulations enacted by federal agencies. In the Senate, the vote would not be subject to filibuster.
The president can veto the rejection, which usually renders the law toothless. But when one party controls both the White House and Congress, it can be a powerful legislative weapon.
So far it has only been successfully used once: In 2001, a Republican Congress invoked it to eliminate workplace safety regulations adopted in the final months of President Clinton’s tenure. President George W. Bush signed the repeal two months after his inauguration, wiping out stricter ergonomics rules that had been 10 years in the making.
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Rule by the “phone and a pen”, fall by the “phone and a pen”.
“The obscure law — called the Congressional Review Act — was passed 20 years ago....”
The irony is just incredible here - lots of Barky’s legacy tossed into the garbage because of (one of) the Clintons...and they have no power at ALL!
Best. Election. EVER!!!!!!
“passed recently by the Obama administration”
Exactly what do they mean by ‘passed’?
One of the best gifts Obama gave to the United States was his penchant for golfing and vacations that wasted a lot of his time in office.
President Trump will probably be too busy actually working on things to take very many trips recreationally.
I’m okay with that-in the early 1300’s, a Scot used that scorched earth strategy to win a war of independence-Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland...
“If the law is used to strike down a rule, the federal agency that issued it is barred from enacting similar regulation again in the future.”
This is pure awesomeness at its finest.
Obama said he had a pen and a phone but it turns out it was a pencil. Trump has one two and he will use the pink end of it to erase Obama’s whole presidency. Love it.
Fall of the house of obama.
Odungo’s rules?
And can we do away with that silly ass practice of using a gazillion pens to sign things I hate symbolism of substance
Stroke of a pen, all 8 years of Barky GONE!!! Greatest Election EVER!!!
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Deconstruct, dismantle and demolish Obama’s legacy. Erase it like it never was.
I want Trump to be the Patton of American politics.
I only see upside.
The ball can move in many directions it seems.
“Congressional Review Act”
We also have a sledgehammer that we can use against fascist bureaucrats called the “Data Quality Act (DQA).”
DQA allows anyone - you, a business owner, the guy who cuts your lawn - to challenge various bureaucrat decrees that aren’t based on sound science.
Thank you - exactly what I was thinking. They act as if he’s gonna back off to save the prissy feelings of Omama....
Obama has ruled this country by stroke of a pen as a dictator. It’s only fair for Trump to reverse it by stroke of a pen.
He’s got a pen and a 0bama phone.
No, the GopE will be stronger if they get Trump to fail
Worse, a miniscule stain on the sidewalk of history.
You can thank Speaker Gingrich for this bit of creativity.
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