Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 30 2022 09:17am)
oh noooes we actually have to pass democratic legislation to create regulations instead of conjuring out of bureaucratic contrivance and unilateral executive action
Weird how Democrats keep getting triggered by democracy.
If pollution generated by power plants stayed confined to the borders of the states in which they operate, you might have a point. Since it doesn't, this can rightfully be regulated under the Commerce clause (and the House and Senate both gave approval to Nixon's proposal to create the EPA, so you can't argue that Congress didn't regulate interstate commerce in this fashion).