Supreme Court could strike a blow to the federal bureaucracy
Shared By Peter Boykin – American Political Commentator / Citizen Journalist
Supreme Court could strike a blow to the federal bureaucracy
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could end the Chevron defense, which would pull back sweeping policy-making authority that’s allowed the federal government to infringe on a wide range of issues, from climate policies to gun rights.
The case is Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Loper is a family-owned herring fishing company that is being forced by the U.S. Commerce Department to allow a federal monitor on board to track their compliance with federal regulations and pay the monitor a salary to watch them.
Loper is suing and argues that Congress did not authorize the federal agency to force fishermen to pay the wages of federal monitors.
What is the Chevron defense? The Supreme Court created the Chevron Defense back in 1984 in a case called Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Essentially, the Court said that if a law is unclear or ambiguous, then courts should defer to that interpretation of the federal agency as long as it’s reasonable and falls within the agency’s authority.
Joe Biden has repeatedly abused the Chevron Doctrine to force through his radical, and economically destructive climate policies without Congressional approval.
This would be a massive win for all of us who want to reign in the unchecked power of the deep state.
What happens next? The case will likely be heard later this year with a decision coming in 2024. So there’s still a long road ahead. But with the current 6-3 conservative majority on the court, plus Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recusing herself due to conflicts of interest, there’s a very good chance the Chevron Defense is seeing its finals days.
[Source: Politico, National Reivew]
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/01/supreme-court-chevron-doctrine-climate-change-00094670
