My local radio yakshow wingnuts were *giddy* today over the EPA decree -more than over Roe

[UTUSN]

They've had a couple of weeks of judicial wingnut activist victories - Judicial Dictatorship - and for some reason managed to contain themselves over the gun thing and even Roe, only partly not to gloat excessively, but also in Roe because these particular radio wingnuts are fairly secular as opposed to the Fundie type religious obsession of anti-Choice. Guns rank higher in their orientation.

But today, the EPA thing really sent them into absolute *GIDDYness*. They're not interested in the well-being of future generations, are all for using up whatever for comfortable living NOW - drilling, aircon, full flushing power, etc.

They were keen on big league media Legal yakkers who are saying that this EPA decree opens the door to overruling all other agencies making administrative policies - such as knocking down OSHA et al. - making regulations go to Congress to be legislated.

**** On this last item, will somebody explain to me how the SAME policies/regulations if filtered through Congress (including Roe) increase "constitutionality" over how they are NOW? Iow, if the wingnuts are ruling things "unconstitutional," how is the "codification" of things then MORE constitutional?

And given the gridlock - a.k.a., "checks and balances" - of actual practice, the entire governing thing will be brought to a standstill of complete unworkability.

Am sure I will be schooled on my question.

[Turbineguy]

1. Abortion affects millions of Women

Climate change affects billions of people.

It has the potential of doing more harm.

That would explain their glee.

[UTUSN]

3. Yip, when you put it that way (they maximize harm), description works.

[Frasier Balzov]

2. Administrative agencies are under the Executive Branch.

And to the extent administrative agencies promulgate regulations, so-called strict constructionists interpret that as being legislative activity and thus outside the constitutional authority of the Executive Branch to engage in.

It isn't a very practical thing to insist upon if one simply looks at the proposed rules coming out of the various agencies in the ordinary course of business.

Does Congress really want to start legislating which runway planes can use between midnight and six A.M.? That's the kind of minutiae we're talking about.

[UTUSN]

4. Pelucid (DU jargon), thanks.