Some thoughts from Laura Montgomery on the implications of the Congressional Review Act and Trump’s EO on regulation of commercial space flight.
Category Archives: Law
Freedom Of Speech
In light of recent events, it’s worth re-reading this primer on the topic from Ken White.
Smashing ? windows ? and ? starting ? fires ? is ? not ? violence ? but ? words are ? https://t.co/jWgf4Ga17d
— Godfrey Elfwick (@GodfreyElfwick) February 2, 2017
Ron Wyden
Why he must resign:
The shocking revelation: Senator Wyden has been, for more than a decade, a willing accomplice to a plot to undermine the American political order and to overthrow the Constitution by infiltrating agents of radicalism into the highest reaches of the federal judiciary.
The nefariousness of this undertaking cannot be overstated. The monsters advanced to positions of power with Senator Wyden’s assistance include dangerous extremists whose ideology “represents a breathtaking retreat from the notion that Americans have fundamental Constitutional rights.” His agents take “a very dangerous view to our liberty” that “harkens back to the days when politicians restricted a people’s rights on a whim.”
Wyden’s anti-constitutional conspiracy “is couched in the sort of jurisprudence that justified the horrific oppression of one group after another in our first two centuries.”
This is cruel, but fair.
I'm thinking that the president may be disappointed by his 4A absolutist SCOTUS pick. And happy about it. https://t.co/4arCEx2q52
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) February 1, 2017
[Update a couple minutes later]
Former Obama official: “Why liberals should back Neil Gorsuch.”
[Update a while later]
Orrin Hatch on senate Democrats: “I don’t care what they want at this point.”
Neither do I.
[Update Thursday morning]
If you want to get non-hysterical takes on Gorsuch, the Volokh Conspiracy is your go-to place.
New Actors In Space
The Secure World Foundation has just put out a new handbook.
Lawsuit Non-Trial Update
Mark Steyn’s latest thoughts.
The Final Amicus Brief
It was filed today by a number of conservative news sites.
California Shouldn’t Secede
It should divide in two (or more).
It’s not a new idea.
[Update a while later]
Calexit would be a disaster for “progressive” values.
Well, OK, that makes me think it would be a good thing.
The President’s Right To Say “You’re Fired”
Yes, civil service is broken, and it’s become highly partisan in many agencies. Time for an overhaul.
DARPA
Don’t compete with private industry in satellite servicing. I agree — this is no longer “DARPA hard.”
Trump’s Latest EO On Regulations
I like the idea conceptually, and it may even be legal (but the courts will have to rule on that), but it will be almost impossible to implement. But it’s long past time to dismantle the regulatory state; Congress has delegated far too much of its duties on to unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats.
[Afternoon update]
What does this mean for FAA’s rules on spaceflight?