Comments on: Bush Administration Blocks Efforts of the States to Improve Clean Quality http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:32:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Court Blocks Bush Policy that Could Cause Neurological Injuries in 60,000 Newborns Each Year « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-6494 Court Blocks Bush Policy that Could Cause Neurological Injuries in 60,000 Newborns Each Year « JONATHAN TURLEY Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:03:40 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-6494 [...] This is only the latest judicial rebuke to the Bush Administration’s refusal to protect the health of citizens in its rush to yield to industry demands. The Supreme Court recently found that the Administration had improperly blocked efforts to deal with greenhouse gases and the Administration lost its efforts to block fuel emission reductions. The Administration has not given up on the policy and has fought earlier efforts by the court to force it to put public health first, click here [...] [...] This is only the latest judicial rebuke to the Bush Administration’s refusal to protect the health of citizens in its rush to yield to industry demands. The Supreme Court recently found that the Administration had improperly blocked efforts to deal with greenhouse gases and the Administration lost its efforts to block fuel emission reductions. The Administration has not given up on the policy and has fought earlier efforts by the court to force it to put public health first, click here [...]

]]> By: deeply worried http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4891 deeply worried Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:23:06 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4891 Everyone should know that there is a 4 volume, 1000+ fine-printed pages per volume, opus waiting for some patient scholar to write concerning the appointments of this president; their hires, and the work the whole lot did in tearing down the regulatory environment, selling off the public commonwealth at firesale prices, and turning the government into a punitive instrument at the service of the private business sector. All the scandals have not yet emerged and some will perhaps not. A hint to would-be Woodward and Bernsteins: very little of interest happens at the top. Everyone is lawyered-up and act defensively for the most part. Objectionable things are delegated and the real abuses are down at the middle-management level at the agencies. Look there. NOTA BENE: DW Everyone should know that there is a 4 volume, 1000+ fine-printed pages per volume, opus waiting for some patient scholar to write concerning the appointments of this president; their hires, and the work the whole lot did in tearing down the regulatory environment, selling off the public commonwealth at firesale prices, and turning the government into a punitive instrument at the service of the private business sector.

All the scandals have not yet emerged and some will perhaps not.

A hint to would-be Woodward and Bernsteins: very little of interest happens at the top. Everyone is lawyered-up and act defensively for the most part. Objectionable things are delegated and the real abuses are down at the middle-management level at the agencies. Look there.

NOTA BENE: DW

]]> By: Cris http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4748 Cris Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:25:31 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4748 Read The LA Times article from December 21st about how the EPA chief ignored his staff in his decision. With this administration you can almost guess correctly what his staffed decided. Thanks Read The LA Times article from December 21st about how the EPA chief ignored his staff in his decision. With this administration you can almost guess correctly what his staffed decided. Thanks

]]> By: Hugh Gilpatric http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4593 Hugh Gilpatric Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:59:35 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4593 Assuming that the next president wants to clean up the mess. My suspicion is that the next president will quietly enjoy the expanded powers and do little to repair the real damage. Maybe some window dressing type action, but nothing to diminish the power of the executive. No, the responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of the legislature and they have time after time demonstrated that they do not care about exercising those powers. Assuming that the next president wants to clean up the mess. My suspicion is that the next president will quietly enjoy the expanded powers and do little to repair the real damage. Maybe some window dressing type action, but nothing to diminish the power of the executive. No, the responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of the legislature and they have time after time demonstrated that they do not care about exercising those powers.

]]> By: deeply worried http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4590 deeply worried Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:28:27 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4590 As they were also all for criticizing due-process claims under the 14th until Bush v Gore that is. What did Emerson say? A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin.... The right wing need never fear such beasties. They are absolutely results-orientated cynics. That is why the Constitution and laws are to them obstacles to be surmounted, by-passed, or vitiated. And we've had to deal with this through two administrations of the odious Gipper and and two more administrations of the even more odious Bush. The next President will have absolutely no time for new initiatives his/her first term. No, it will take a minimum of 4 years to annul the Executive Orders, clean out the Augean Stables of the Executive, and work with Congress to repair the damages that the Handbasket Party has wreaked on our country. As they were also all for criticizing due-process claims under the 14th until Bush v Gore that is.

What did Emerson say?

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin….

The right wing need never fear such beasties. They are absolutely results-orientated cynics.

That is why the Constitution and laws are to them obstacles to be surmounted, by-passed, or vitiated.

And we’ve had to deal with this through two administrations of the odious Gipper and and two more administrations of the even more odious Bush.

The next President will have absolutely no time for new initiatives his/her first term. No, it will take a minimum of 4 years to annul the Executive Orders, clean out the Augean Stables of the Executive, and work with Congress to repair the damages that the Handbasket Party has wreaked on our country.

]]> By: Hugh Gilpatric http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4583 Hugh Gilpatric Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:24:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/12/20/bush-administration-blocks-efforts-of-the-states-to-improve-clean-quality/#comment-4583 Isn't it interesting that these repukes are all for "states' rights" until it interfers with their master fascism plan? Can't have the people making the rules, it has to be the corporations. Sigh. Isn’t it interesting that these repukes are all for “states’ rights” until it interfers with their master fascism plan? Can’t have the people making the rules, it has to be the corporations. Sigh.

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