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Post by avordvet on Feb 3, 2017 4:36:55 GMT -5
Beginning of the End for the Regulatory State?Scott Rasmussen, Posted: Feb 02, 2017 12:01 AM The shorthand description of Neil Gorsuch is that he's a younger version of the man he's likely to replace on the Supreme Court -- Justice Antonin Scalia. Therefore, his nomination is seen by many as merely restoring the balance that existed on the Court for most of the past decade -- 4 conservative justices, 4 liberal justices, and Justice Kennedy as a key swing vote. The idea that Gorsuch is a young Scalia is as accurate as such shorthand comments can be, but SCOTUS blog reports that there is one significant exception. Last year, "Gorsuch criticized a doctrine of administrative law (called Chevron deference) that Scalia had long defended." That won't make headlines the way that other hot button issues do, but it's a difference that could bring about a huge and positive change to the way the federal government works. To understand why, a little background is required. townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2017/02/02/beginning-of-the-end-for-the-regulatory-state-n2280087
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