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From the NTY op ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-epa-ruling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-epa... "C
by Sporktacular 4y ago
From the NTY op ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-epa-ruling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-epa...
"Chief Justice Roberts’s predecessors recognized their own limitations. In the 1984 ruling that formalized the court’s policy of regulatory deference, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that “judges are not experts in the field and are not part of either political branch of the government.” Both points are important. The court lacks technical expertise and an electoral mandate. Thursday’s decision asserting a more muscular role is thus a blow to both the public interest and democracy."
At this point, those repeating the Fox News 'this is a win for accountability by returning power to elected officials' line are just being lazy.