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01-25-2007, 09:21 PM
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Jim Sinclair’s Commentary
The sad part is the probability of the Office of President ever letting go of accumulated power in the future is quite low to non-existent. As such it does not matter who or what party is in office as the Bill of Rights is simply a piece of historic paper. :bear_angry: :hissyfit_m: :musicus: :realmad: :rant:
Executive Order Expands Presidential Power Over Agencies
by Michelle Chen
Jan. 24 – The White House has quietly amended a key executive order to tighten the president’s grip on federal agencies that enforce health, safety and environmental protections.
The new order, issued last Thursday, gives the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) enhanced tools to oversee and interfere with federal regulations on everything from warning labels on medicines to safety standards for construction worksites.
In a statement responding to the executive order, the watchdog group Public Citizen called the initiative "an appalling arrogation of power," charging the White House with claiming more executive will over federal agencies while circumventing congressional oversight.
The new powers build on a Clinton-era executive order that authorized OIRA to use cost-benefit analysis and other market-based calculations to evaluate rules and regulations proposed by federal agencies. Under that order, OIRA can compel executive-branch agencies, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Fish and Wildlife Service, to change proposed public-health, environmental and other regulations according to White House priorities.
More…
http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/4173
Jim Sinclair’s Commentary
The sad part is the probability of the Office of President ever letting go of accumulated power in the future is quite low to non-existent. As such it does not matter who or what party is in office as the Bill of Rights is simply a piece of historic paper. :bear_angry: :hissyfit_m: :musicus: :realmad: :rant:
Executive Order Expands Presidential Power Over Agencies
by Michelle Chen
Jan. 24 – The White House has quietly amended a key executive order to tighten the president’s grip on federal agencies that enforce health, safety and environmental protections.
The new order, issued last Thursday, gives the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) enhanced tools to oversee and interfere with federal regulations on everything from warning labels on medicines to safety standards for construction worksites.
In a statement responding to the executive order, the watchdog group Public Citizen called the initiative "an appalling arrogation of power," charging the White House with claiming more executive will over federal agencies while circumventing congressional oversight.
The new powers build on a Clinton-era executive order that authorized OIRA to use cost-benefit analysis and other market-based calculations to evaluate rules and regulations proposed by federal agencies. Under that order, OIRA can compel executive-branch agencies, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Fish and Wildlife Service, to change proposed public-health, environmental and other regulations according to White House priorities.
More…
http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/4173