Link to story and full version of the executive order. As the story says, since there is no easy way to just dump regs you don’t like, this makes it next to impossible to get anything passed.
There is also the added stumbling block in section 2.(b)
, and then there is the problem with tying the costs of the new reg to the costs of the two unrelated regs you are seeking to eliminate(section 2.9c)
I’m curious whether this order passes legal muster. (Note to snarky attorneys on board: this is an honest question, I genuinely lack the knowledge whether a challenge might be presented to it).
Seems like something a Jr High School kid would propose. But… do the 2 regulations actually have to be eliminated? The text says they have to be “identified” for elimination, but I’m not clear on what the actual termination process is.
I concur. It’s a meaningless constraint. An agency can presumably get around it by adding the new requirement to an exist rule, or adding the contents of two existing rules together to reduce number but not scope.
It suggests a very surface-level, amateur understanding of agency rule making.
The thing is that the elimination of a regulation is in and of its self a regulation, that needs to be examined for its impact and subject to public hearings etc.
He might as well just write that all government rules and regulations shall be frozen in place and no action shall be taken to adjust to changing circumstances.
Incidentally, aren’t his proclamations regarding immigration regulations? Has he come up with something he’s going to cut so that he can keep Syrians out of the country?
I nominate eliminating the one that prohibits Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs to be sold in the US in exchange for a 15% additional tax on all income over $250000 to be used solely for the provision of universal health care. Win-win!
It presumes that there’s always some unnecessary regulation just asking for repealing. Even if we grant that any given agency currently has a few outdated regs that could be safely eliminated, surely even the stupidest person knows this wouldn’t last forever.
Not to mention, this doesn’t do anything to make current regulations less burdensome. Agencies can still modify existing regulations so that they are more stringent. So the order is ineffective at fixing the problem that supposedly exists, and creates a whole world of new problems.
…Canada’s gonna get the blame for this one.Just like they are claiming the immigration executive orders are Obama’s fault. Every outlandish, ridiculous thing this administration will do will be framed around some sort of established precedent.
