SCOTUS heard oral arguments yesterday about whether the EPA can regulate greenhouse

[cali]

gases.



Under the US system of government, federal agencies are afforded a wide discretion to shape policies that will give force to statutes passed by Congress.

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On Monday, the US Supreme Court took up a case examining whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its regulatory power when it sought to expand the use of the Clean Air Act to regulate the release of greenhouse gases that scientists say are causing global warming.

During 90 minutes of oral argument, the justices appeared to be deeply divided over the issue, with conservative justices skeptical of the agency action and the court’s liberal wing embracing a more flexible posture.

It appears that Justice Anthony Kennedy may hold the decisive vote in the case. He gave few hints in questions and comments during the argument of how he is likely to vote.

At one point Justice Kennedy told US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who is defending the EPA’s approach, that he couldn’t find in the briefs “a single precedent that strongly supports your position.”

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0224/Did-EPA-overstep-in-tackling-global-warming-Supreme-Court-sharply-split.-video

[leftyohiolib]

1. any idea why this even made it to the court ? how does it over step when regulation is what it does?

[cali]

2. yes. texas, unsurprisingly

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-to-consider-epas-authority-to-regulate-greenhouse-gases/2014/02/23/ec5d4f88-9af4-11e3-ad71-e03637a299c0_story.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0223/Supreme-Court-takes-up-challenge-to-Obama-and-the-EPA-video

[leftyohiolib]

3. thanks cali eom

[Pretzel_Warrior]

4. kick. need to encourage those posters who mostly lurk to be more vocal

on the issues. And if there is one issue that needs attention, it is the amount of CO2 or hot air in our atmosphere. Caused by humans.

[cali]

5. ah, your ususal insightful hot air.

Yep, I post a lot. I mostly post articles about issues. Kpete does that too. have you snarked in any of her threads yet?

I trust you're so pleased with yourself, and think your attempt at snark is soooo clever, that you'll be posting the like in all my ops.

go for it, pretz.