The United States is going to be renamed New Nassau as a collection of Pirate lands with no laws except the command of the pirate captains and those that are paid to protect the captains of larceny.
I agree that the court is getting a Headstart on Project 2025. I am therefore somewhat puzzled that they would make a fairly radical ruling like this that would potentially WEAKENTrump‘s brand-new loyalist deep-state once Project 2025 is enacted. Unless I am gravely misinterpreting this they would need a Republican trifecta In order to empower any executive actions, not already explicitly spelled out by Congress.
Thank you Jay. I had been watching this case since I learned about the Chevron deference a few months ago. As someone else said, Project 2025 is progressing rapidly. I had thought surely this case would keep Chevron intact after SCOTUS more or less made bribery legal and criminalized homelessness. I shudder to think how repealing Chevron will affect most people's lives. Now I am fearful of what the decision will be on trump's immunity case. I intend to talk about this in the groups I belong to and tell everyone to vote blue all the way down the ballot from the WH to city dogcatcher.
Is there anything that can be done to nullify their ruling? Executive Directive perhaps? Hopefully, Biden will expand scotus to 13 next term & install judges who care more about the people than their own self-interests.
and if we can, with lots of hard work and really good luck, get a House and Senate majority, I'd like to see at least two of the most corrupt Federalist Society puppet Justices IMPEACHED. (you all know to whom I'm pointing!)
I'd purely LOVE to see their cans kicked down the road.
Not only impeach the two pirate justices but the three justices nominated by a corrupt president and put into office by the famed pirate No Beard McConnell.
That's not our feelings, that's fact, as sure as if we were fighting Hitler again. Trump has a copy of Mein Kampf at his bedside and he's been studying it and implementing it's ideas.
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Certainly the opinions coming out of SCOTUS this week should send a glimpse of what a Trump, Project 2025 WH would look like. From a SCOTUS CYA decision in Snyder to the Jan 6th ruling, and now Cheveron. If tomorrow's decision on Trump's immunity is in his favor, that will confirm it!
The Loper Bright decision should supersede any and all reasons we previously had to turn out to vote! Yes, the right of personal choice is extremely important, but the Loper Bright outrage affects everyone. And the ripple effects go around the world.
The crazy part is, these are all common sense issues, which, to any rational individual, should never have gotten past an appellate court. But we shouldn’t be talking about corruption here? OY!
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, the major questions doctrine and the death of Chevron.
This week , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that the federal courts can overrule the experts at federal agencies whose job is to implement public health and safety laws. Instead, federal courts would be the arbiters of regulatory questions, including those involving science. The ruling, which combined two cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, means that if Congress was not absolutely explicit when it crafted a law—which essentially would require Congress to possess the scientific and technical expertise of federal agency experts—it opens the door for corporate polluters and others who dislike the statute to get it overturned. This is an indefensible ruling that will make it harder to protect people and enforce laws against pollution and other public health threats. This according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Things were already headed this direction in numerous federal court cases with use of the Major Question Doctrine, as decreed in the following, as an example:
“Because the Final Rule is a matter of both vast economic and political significance, the Court finds the enactment of this rule involves a major question pursuant to the major questions doctrine,” Doughty wrote. “Therefore, Congress must have given “clear statutory authorization” to the applicable agency. The Court finds that Congress did not give clear statutory authorization to this agency.” [ Louisiana et al. v. Dept. of Education et al., Western District of Louisiana, assigned to Judge Terry Doughty (Trump appointee), decision June 2024]
The overarching intent of the above example, this weeks Supreme Court decision, and similar language from other Republican president appointed federal judges, used in decisions striking down or in issuance of an injunction against a regulation or guideline written by a federal agency charged under a federal law with implementation of said law is to effectively neuter the ability of Congress to pass such legislation and for executive branch agencies to write regulations to enforce such regulations.
Why? Because to please the “offended” obstructionists and narrow minded members of an opposing political party, Congress would have to greatly lengthen and write in minutiae detail every proposed act or bill that implements a policy for public good. With the ability to amend, attach riders, end debate, filibuster, hijack committee hearings, grandstand, and refuse initial committee assignment to any proposed legislation, members of Congress, the vast majority of whom do not process the technical knowledge to write such in-depth wordy legislation, can easily stall and kill almost any proposal.
Thus the implementation of “small government” by neutering government’s ability to do the job for which they were elected.
Decades ago, a close friend of mine worked for USDA and as part of her job was tasked with attending Congressional committee hearings on proposed legislation for the reason of gaining background as to the intent of the committee members and first hand accounts of expert testimony. This, so the Executive Branch regulatory agency within USDA could better write the regulations required by enactment of the legislation, issue guidelines to industry and other affected organizations, and if called upon issue interpretation.
Such specifically written wordy legislation can, to please the oppressive obstructionists and the Originalists on the SCOTUS, only be written as a “snapshot in time”, because all future variations of the condition or situation for which the legislation is written would be deemed non-covered.
Thank you, Michael G., for getting in the weeds with this. I have had experience working with government at the local level, and I know how little many people understand how things work. Basically we continue going backwards and have turned away from science and experts in other fields to let the politicians rule the roost. Let’s get the toadies out of the way. Sen. Warnock has some heartwarming words for us all and I hope everyone sees him today (amazing technology brings sanity to us if we know where to look).
I’ve been fixated on “Chevron” since I first heard about it from some of my great substack sources. And now the worst has come to pass. Is this a good time for OMG?????
Katharine, Quoting Jay “… stress, properly channeled, was the way they outsmarted, outran or outperformed predators, and it is how we will overcome those who threaten us today. …. Voters are stressed, but they are also angry and determined, and they have channeled that into decisive action and turnout. “
Yes, a “OMG” moment, but more importantly a call to action.
I have a long diatribe on my thoughts on this decision and what it means elsewhere in the comments.
Thanks, Michael G. I just watched a tape from Lawrence O’Donnell which got me fired up to continue the fight. I’ll get my water to drink then read your diatribe.
We all have different ways to fight. For me, it's through my writing. I have a lot more of that than I do money. I may not always be right, but unlike MAGA, my intent generally is. If I can influence one person to vote, I'll have helped a little.
I think many folk won’t bat an eye about this. Magas will celebrate without even knowing why they celebrate. They won’t read or listen to exactly how this will affect them all. I’m heart sick yet again. And now I just dread the immunity for tRump coming soon.
The legal minds I follow have been talking about Chevron doctrine for several years, so I saw this coming. It's frankly just terrifying, and will clog the courts even more.
Great pep talk. I agree! As we all knew it was going to get worse before it got better, that is an inflection point. This is the year of accountability! Roevember is coming Nov 5 and we will fix this massive problem by codifying roe and expanding the court and passing the voting rights act! Keep the faith everyone. We’re all in this together.
Project 2025 is well underway with these precedent upending rulings from SCROTUS.
Thanks, Austin, and this is exactly what we need to convey to voters…Project 2025 is well underway.
Resources⬇️
Andra Watkins,a NYT best-selling author who “escaped” Christian Nationalism decades ago,
has read and dissected the almost 1000 page Project 2025 manifesto.
https://project2025istheocracy.substack.com/
From the Biden campaign:
https://joebiden.com/project2025/
The United States is going to be renamed New Nassau as a collection of Pirate lands with no laws except the command of the pirate captains and those that are paid to protect the captains of larceny.
I agree that the court is getting a Headstart on Project 2025. I am therefore somewhat puzzled that they would make a fairly radical ruling like this that would potentially WEAKENTrump‘s brand-new loyalist deep-state once Project 2025 is enacted. Unless I am gravely misinterpreting this they would need a Republican trifecta In order to empower any executive actions, not already explicitly spelled out by Congress.
Thank you Jay. I had been watching this case since I learned about the Chevron deference a few months ago. As someone else said, Project 2025 is progressing rapidly. I had thought surely this case would keep Chevron intact after SCOTUS more or less made bribery legal and criminalized homelessness. I shudder to think how repealing Chevron will affect most people's lives. Now I am fearful of what the decision will be on trump's immunity case. I intend to talk about this in the groups I belong to and tell everyone to vote blue all the way down the ballot from the WH to city dogcatcher.
Is there anything that can be done to nullify their ruling? Executive Directive perhaps? Hopefully, Biden will expand scotus to 13 next term & install judges who care more about the people than their own self-interests.
and if we can, with lots of hard work and really good luck, get a House and Senate majority, I'd like to see at least two of the most corrupt Federalist Society puppet Justices IMPEACHED. (you all know to whom I'm pointing!)
I'd purely LOVE to see their cans kicked down the road.
Not only impeach the two pirate justices but the three justices nominated by a corrupt president and put into office by the famed pirate No Beard McConnell.
You just said you want judges who rule based on their feelings rather than law. Please tell me that’s not what you really want.
Repeatedly upending long standing precedent sounds a lot more like ruling based on feeling than law to me.
That's not our feelings, that's fact, as sure as if we were fighting Hitler again. Trump has a copy of Mein Kampf at his bedside and he's been studying it and implementing it's ideas.
Just as a matter of fact, the book on his bedside table was of Hitler’s speeches, not Mein Kampf.
I think he did read it at one time, or else read to him. 😆
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Gandhi
Sad to be living within the “invincible” time - let’s hope it’s short lived!
Amen! 🙏🏼
Thank you for posting this wonderful quote from Gandhi. I’ll be sure to share it many times in the next year.🤩
Unfortunately I do not think Gandi is correct. Yes Tryants and murderers have fallen but often to other tyrants and murders.
Certainly the opinions coming out of SCOTUS this week should send a glimpse of what a Trump, Project 2025 WH would look like. From a SCOTUS CYA decision in Snyder to the Jan 6th ruling, and now Cheveron. If tomorrow's decision on Trump's immunity is in his favor, that will confirm it!
If it is in favor hopefully Biden use it to our advantage.
The Loper Bright decision should supersede any and all reasons we previously had to turn out to vote! Yes, the right of personal choice is extremely important, but the Loper Bright outrage affects everyone. And the ripple effects go around the world.
This miserable Supreme Court has given us one tragedy after another.
The crazy part is, these are all common sense issues, which, to any rational individual, should never have gotten past an appellate court. But we shouldn’t be talking about corruption here? OY!
Sadly, like Project 2025, most Americans won't be aware of it, if not fully understand it.
Until it's too late.
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, the major questions doctrine and the death of Chevron.
This week , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that the federal courts can overrule the experts at federal agencies whose job is to implement public health and safety laws. Instead, federal courts would be the arbiters of regulatory questions, including those involving science. The ruling, which combined two cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, means that if Congress was not absolutely explicit when it crafted a law—which essentially would require Congress to possess the scientific and technical expertise of federal agency experts—it opens the door for corporate polluters and others who dislike the statute to get it overturned. This is an indefensible ruling that will make it harder to protect people and enforce laws against pollution and other public health threats. This according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Things were already headed this direction in numerous federal court cases with use of the Major Question Doctrine, as decreed in the following, as an example:
“Because the Final Rule is a matter of both vast economic and political significance, the Court finds the enactment of this rule involves a major question pursuant to the major questions doctrine,” Doughty wrote. “Therefore, Congress must have given “clear statutory authorization” to the applicable agency. The Court finds that Congress did not give clear statutory authorization to this agency.” [ Louisiana et al. v. Dept. of Education et al., Western District of Louisiana, assigned to Judge Terry Doughty (Trump appointee), decision June 2024]
The overarching intent of the above example, this weeks Supreme Court decision, and similar language from other Republican president appointed federal judges, used in decisions striking down or in issuance of an injunction against a regulation or guideline written by a federal agency charged under a federal law with implementation of said law is to effectively neuter the ability of Congress to pass such legislation and for executive branch agencies to write regulations to enforce such regulations.
Why? Because to please the “offended” obstructionists and narrow minded members of an opposing political party, Congress would have to greatly lengthen and write in minutiae detail every proposed act or bill that implements a policy for public good. With the ability to amend, attach riders, end debate, filibuster, hijack committee hearings, grandstand, and refuse initial committee assignment to any proposed legislation, members of Congress, the vast majority of whom do not process the technical knowledge to write such in-depth wordy legislation, can easily stall and kill almost any proposal.
Thus the implementation of “small government” by neutering government’s ability to do the job for which they were elected.
Decades ago, a close friend of mine worked for USDA and as part of her job was tasked with attending Congressional committee hearings on proposed legislation for the reason of gaining background as to the intent of the committee members and first hand accounts of expert testimony. This, so the Executive Branch regulatory agency within USDA could better write the regulations required by enactment of the legislation, issue guidelines to industry and other affected organizations, and if called upon issue interpretation.
Such specifically written wordy legislation can, to please the oppressive obstructionists and the Originalists on the SCOTUS, only be written as a “snapshot in time”, because all future variations of the condition or situation for which the legislation is written would be deemed non-covered.
Implementation of Project 2025 has started.
Thank you, Michael G., for getting in the weeds with this. I have had experience working with government at the local level, and I know how little many people understand how things work. Basically we continue going backwards and have turned away from science and experts in other fields to let the politicians rule the roost. Let’s get the toadies out of the way. Sen. Warnock has some heartwarming words for us all and I hope everyone sees him today (amazing technology brings sanity to us if we know where to look).
I’ve been fixated on “Chevron” since I first heard about it from some of my great substack sources. And now the worst has come to pass. Is this a good time for OMG?????
Katharine, Quoting Jay “… stress, properly channeled, was the way they outsmarted, outran or outperformed predators, and it is how we will overcome those who threaten us today. …. Voters are stressed, but they are also angry and determined, and they have channeled that into decisive action and turnout. “
Yes, a “OMG” moment, but more importantly a call to action.
I have a long diatribe on my thoughts on this decision and what it means elsewhere in the comments.
Thanks, Michael G. I just watched a tape from Lawrence O’Donnell which got me fired up to continue the fight. I’ll get my water to drink then read your diatribe.
Thank you for bringing us back to focus and helping us see how to use our fear and anger to turn things around.
We all have different ways to fight. For me, it's through my writing. I have a lot more of that than I do money. I may not always be right, but unlike MAGA, my intent generally is. If I can influence one person to vote, I'll have helped a little.
This is a great resource for your skills
https://open.substack.com/pub/chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions/p/chop-wood-carry-water-628-30a?r=emzqx&utm_medium=ios
Will there be "gratuities" for the judges since bribery after the fact is now just fine?
Yes, they can accept all the
gift cards in any
denomination - waiting on
crypto to be ok - and other
goodies. Blank checks I'm
sure are in there somewhere.
I think many folk won’t bat an eye about this. Magas will celebrate without even knowing why they celebrate. They won’t read or listen to exactly how this will affect them all. I’m heart sick yet again. And now I just dread the immunity for tRump coming soon.
Because they are as ignorant of what happens to the planet as they are to tRumps outrageous lies.
The legal minds I follow have been talking about Chevron doctrine for several years, so I saw this coming. It's frankly just terrifying, and will clog the courts even more.
Thanks Jay, I needed that.
Jay, thank you. I really rely on and appreciate your optimism and clarity.
Great pep talk. I agree! As we all knew it was going to get worse before it got better, that is an inflection point. This is the year of accountability! Roevember is coming Nov 5 and we will fix this massive problem by codifying roe and expanding the court and passing the voting rights act! Keep the faith everyone. We’re all in this together.
Thank you Sir; it’s extremely scary just living nowadays…