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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Carol Platt Liebau: A Welcome Blow to Governance by the Unelected and the Unaccountable
Description: Two recent cases at the Supreme Court have sparked the left’s particular rage. One is the Dobbs case, overturning Roe v. Wade. The other is a case restricting the EPA’s power to regulate carbon emissions. There, the Court held that whenever an agency regulates in an important new area, its regulations are invalid without specific Congressional authorization. Part of the left’s anger stems from fear. They realize the era is over when they could use unelected officials — in the judiciary or the bureaucracy — to enact unpopular policies by fiat. Now, they’ll have to convi...