Who writes the laws in America—Congress or unelected bureaucrats in California?
Bloomberg (12/19/24) reports: "The Biden administration has authorized California regulations that compel the sale of zero-emission vehicles over the next decade and ultimately ban the sale of conventional, gasoline-powered cars in 2035. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to 'terminate' electric vehicle mandates, and his administration is expected to swiftly seek to revoke the approval. Yet Wednesday’s action by the Environmental Protection Agency threatens to complicate that maneuver, keeping pressure on automakers to comply with California’s requirements, potentially for years to come. The approval also represents one of the most sweeping climate policy moves by President Joe Biden, helping burnish his green bona fides weeks before he departs the White House...While Trump’s EPA can move to repeal the waivers administratively, it could take months to fully justify the reversal, much less defend it from expected legal challenges in court. To accelerate the shift, Republican lawmakers are being encouraged to repeal the waiver using special authority under the 1996 Congressional Review Act. Biden’s EPA asserts its latest actions aren’t subject to that law, and the Government Accountability Office previously ruled a waiver reversal was outside the review act’s scope. But waiver opponents are lobbying lawmakers to test that interpretation in the new year, arguing the move is essential to protect consumer choice. 'Americans should be free to choose the types of cars and trucks that best suit their needs, not ones that bureaucrats in Washington, DC and Sacramento dictate to them,' said Tom Pyle, president of free-market advocacy group the American Energy Alliance."
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