The Rein-in Bill

[BackAgain]

Even some responsible Democrats are joining with Republicans in a 'rein-in' bill that would prevent Biden from making executive orders that would cost taxpayers $1 billion or more until studies of how that would affect inflation are done and reported.

Why $1 billion? Why not $1 million or $1 thousand? The Constitution does not give the President authority to decide where money is spent on his own.

For that matter, why should regulatory agencies be able to pass rules and regulations that cost the people millions or billions without congressional approval? How is faceless bureaucrats imposing heavy costs on the public via regulation not akin to taxation without representation?

It is time that Congress relearns where that money comes from, who pays it, and the short and long term consequences of spending it.

The 'Rein-in Bill' is a good start.

Dozens of Dems join GOP to rein in Biden's 'far-left,' inflationary executive orders

The House voted Wednesday to require President Biden to assess how major executive orders will affect inflation, in the hopes that those orders would no longer be issued.

www.foxnews.com

In theory (but not always in practice), rule-making authority of the Executive Branch only exists, at all, to the extent that the legislative branch has authorized it. Where the legislature hasn’t passed a law to permit it, the Executive fiats should be struck down.

In this case, President Potato can point to one “law” (a small sentence fragment in the HEROES Act) which he claims gives him such authority. I don’t believe it does but I’m predicting that some SCOTUS judges won’t agree with me.

If our SCOTUS doesn’t like the probable blowback from a ruling that would end the Brandon student loan debt relief give-away, it could also punt. It could make a ruling finding that the plaintiff/petitioner States lack standing.

It will be a bumpy decision either way.

 

[Foxfyre]

You have more hope than I do. I see this as an empty gesture to go "well, we tried" and then everyone will vote for them again.

Alas sometimes hope is all we have. We do have some fiscal hawks in Congress but they may be in too small a minority to make a difference. I sure can't say your observation is baseless.

 

[Foxfyre]

In theory (but not always in practice), rule-making authority of the Executive Branch only exists, at all, to the extent that the legislative branch has authorized it. Where the legislature hasn’t passed a law to permit it, the Executive fiats should be struck down.

In this case, President Potato can point to one “law” (a small sentence fragment in the HEROES Act) which he claims gives him such authority. I don’t believe it does but I’m predicting that some SCOTUS judges won’t agree with me.

If our SCOTUS doesn’t like the probable blowback from a ruling that would end the Brandon student loan debt relief give-away, it could also punt. It could make a ruling finding that the plaintiff/petitioner States lack standing.

It will be a bumpy decision either way.

The problem comes out of the 'woke', 'snowflake', 'socialist minded' mindset that puts feelings and intended 'compassion' and 'progressive nonsense' 'wokeness' and ideology ahead of constitutional intent, intended letter of the law, etc.

Whenever 'feelings' replace logic and reason as well as discussion and evaluation of short and long term consequences, you get bad government whether legislative, executive, or judicial.

 

[Meister]

Alas sometimes hope is all we have. We do have some fiscal hawks in Congress but they may be in too small a minority to make a difference. I sure can't say your observation is baseless.

Are all the 'Blue Dog' democrats gone?

 

[Foxfyre]

Are all the 'Blue Dog' democrats gone?

Pretty much. The last strong bluedog Democrat coalition was in the Clinton administration. Tim Penny led a group of 30 some fiscally concerned Democrats joining with Newt Gingrich's GOP reformers to force Bill Clinton to sign welfare reform, tax cuts and other measures that not only saved Clinton's presidency after Hillary's disastrous attempted healthcare overhaul but produced a good stable economy with low inflation and other provisions attractive to the private sector.

Unfortunately the 'woke, socialist progressive radical' left has forced out almost all conservative Democrats or they term limited themselves and what we have now is pretty much mostly wealthy self-serving professional politicians who could care less about the consequences of what they do so long as they are able to stay in power and increase their wealth.

Most of those reformer Republicans also term limited themselves leaving more establishment GOP than is good for the party or the country.

 

[Donald H]

Pretty much. The last strong bluedog Democrat coalition was in the Clinton administration. Tim Penny led a group of 30 some fiscally concerned Democrats joining with Newt Gingrich's GOP reformers to force Bill Clinton to sign welfare reform, tax cuts and other measures that not only saved Clinton's presidency after Hillary's disastrous attempted healthcare overhaul but produced a good stable economy with low inflation and other provisions attractive to the private sector.

Unfortunately the 'woke, socialist progressive radical' left has forced out almost all conservative Democrats or they term limited themselves and what we have now is pretty much mostly wealthy self-serving professional politicians who could care less about the consequences of what they do so long as they are able to stay in power and increase their wealth.

Most of those reformer Republicans also term limited themselves leaving more establishment GOP than is good for the party or the country.

It could be that Democrats decided to fight fire with fire. In any case the divide has widened to a point at which there's little hope for making any progress.

And that's the reason that the effects of this bill on Biden's presidential war shouldn't be mentioned for what I see as it's obvious purpose.

Keep the comments below the radar of the Dem party. So far hardly anybody but you understands!

 

[Foxfyre]

It could be that Democrats decided to fight fire with fire. In any case the divide has widened to a point at which there's little hope for making any progress.

And that's the reason that the effects of this bill on Biden's presidential war shouldn't be mentioned for what I see as it's obvious purpose.

Keep the comments below the radar of the Dem party. So far hardly anybody but you understands!

I don't know what the discussion or rationale is--maybe they thought starting small would at least reduce the damage Biden can do but isn't so much of a reform that maybe a majority in the Senate won't oppose it?

 

[Foxfyre]

In theory (but not always in practice), rule-making authority of the Executive Branch only exists, at all, to the extent that the legislative branch has authorized it. Where the legislature hasn’t passed a law to permit it, the Executive fiats should be struck down.

In this case, President Potato can point to one “law” (a small sentence fragment in the HEROES Act) which he claims gives him such authority. I don’t believe it does but I’m predicting that some SCOTUS judges won’t agree with me.

If our SCOTUS doesn’t like the probable blowback from a ruling that would end the Brandon student loan debt relief give-away, it could also punt. It could make a ruling finding that the plaintiff/petitioner States lack standing.

It will be a bumpy decision either way.

For sure the mess we are in is a direct result of:
1. Presidents assuming authority the Constitution never intended them to have and nobody seriously challenging them.

2. A Congress too timid to do the right thing lest they anger a block of voters this or that person has to have to stay in office. Congress has largely abdicated its watchdog role and looks to the bureaucracy and courts to do what Congress was intended to do.

3. A judiciary that has grossly overstepped its constitutional authority to interpret the existing law and has been allowed to issue edicts with the force of law so that Congress and the President don't have to do that. And a leftist MSM and radical left in Congress so demonize justices who try to correct that unlawful trend that some have become timid and refuse to do what they know is the right thing to do.

The only remedy is at the ballot box but alas, the electorate has become too timid, too brainwashed, too programmed, too uneducated to elect reformers but keep putting the professional politicians who created the problem back into office again and again.

The "rein in bill" is a tiny step in the right direction. We need many more such steps until they build into a massive stampede.

 

[Donald H]

I don't know what the discussion or rationale is--maybe they thought starting small would at least reduce the damage Biden can do but isn't so much of a reform that maybe a majority in the Senate won't oppose it?

Are you missing the obvious fact that it includes everything over a billion?
I singled you out as the smart one who understands, so please?

The intent at this critical time for America is obvious to me at least.

 

[BackAgain]

Are you missing the obvious fact that it includes everything over a billion?
I singled you out as the smart one who understands, so please?

The intent at this critical time for America is obvious to me at least.

It does speak of over a billion. At 990 million, it’s beneath their notice?

I’d say, the dollar limit shouldn’t exist at all. But if it does, it damn well ought to be set much lower. Much much lower.

 

[Donald H]

More that directly relates to stopping the blank cheques:

Pentagon makes prediction on Ukraine conflict timeline

The conflict in Ukraine may last for three more years, US Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl has said

www.rt.com

The hearing was being held to look into military assistance to Ukraine, which the administration of President Joe Biden has pledged to provide for “as long as it takes” for the country to prevail. Some lawmakers have criticized what they consider a blank check to Kiev, citing corruption concerns and the cost to American taxpayers.

 

[Resnic]

1 billion? Eh, he will just make 2 payments of 500 million to Ukraine instead.