The Trump-appointed majority on the U.S. Supreme Court just grabbed more power than it has ever had. It overturned a previous decision that said federal agencies should be given discretion on technical issues when Congress has not spoken clearly.
What qualifies as a protein regulated by the FDA? How should Medicare measure a “geographic area” when calculating reimbursements to hospitals? How many parts per million of lead should a polluter be allowed to emit? These arcane issues will no longer be decided by agencies but will be subject to decisions by the non-experts in the court.
This is one of the many reasons we cannot allow Donald Trump to return to the presidency. Lower federal courts led by Trump-appointed judges have upended our judicial system with partisan decisions too. To save our democracy, we must vote for Joe Biden, like it or not.
Anne Mitchell
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