Neomi Rao Discuss

[2A_Tom]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-neomi-rao-replace-kavanaugh_us_5bebe66de4b044bbb1aa8079

Hufpo piece but not bad.

https://www.google.com/search?q=neo...69i59j69i60.2795j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

From wiki

Neomi Jehangir Rao (born March 22, 1973) is an American attorney, academic, and government official who currently serves as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.[SUP][1][/SUP] Before assuming her current role, Rao was an associate professor of law and the founding director of the Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School. Her research and teaching focused on constitutional and administrative law.[SUP][2][/SUP] President Trump has nominated her to be a federal judge, a lifetime appointment.

 

[Alamo]

Federalist Society Bio: https://fedsoc.org/contributors/neomi-rao

Her OpEd in Washington Post (extract):

When reviewing regulations, we start with a simple question: What is the problem this regulation is trying to fix? Unless otherwise required by law, we move forward only when we can identify a serious problem or market failure that would be best addressed by federal regulation. These bipartisan principles were articulated by President Ronald Reagan and reaffirmed by President Bill Clinton, who recognized that “the private sector and private markets are the best engine for economic growth.”

This administration adheres to these principles and has particularly focused on reinforcing the rule of law when setting regulatory policy. Agencies across the federal government must realize that they do not possess the authority to create laws; they simply enforce the laws Congress has passed and the president has signed. The administration also aims to restore greater transparency and respect for the constitutional values of due process and fair notice. This includes limiting the improper use of guidance documents. Agencies should not impose new obligations on the public in a news release, blog post or speech, but instead must use statutory rulemaking procedures that provide public notice and an opportunity for comments.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...91fcead2ab1_story.html?utm_term=.f03a27597431



Orange Man Bad! Bad Orange Man, Bad!

"Rao has never seen a regulation she didn’t hate, and as a judge would dismantle 40 years of environmental and social progress,” Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. “Her confirmation would be the most damaging and regressive yet by Trump after Kavanaugh and Gorsuch."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-nominates-neomi-rao-brett-kavanaugh-seat

 

[2A_Tom]

I love her take.

Agencies across the federal government must realize that they do not possess the authority to create laws; they simply enforce the laws Congress has passed and the president has signed.

The problem is that the congress passes laws that are intentionally vague and allows agencies to impose regulations.

How do you fix this? The elected officials and their, staffs that actually write the laws, are not experts, so they must defer to those that they presume have the expertise to finish the job.

 

[Mikey1911]

I’m waiting for someone to declare that Rao must be “Islamophobic” because she’s of Indian heritage, and India has fought wars with Pakistan, and Pakistan is majority-Muslim, and so. . . .

 

[Doug]

What? Islamophobic? That in addition to being a racist, homophobic, misogynistic, Nazi, rapist?
Yeah, that sounds like a Progressive description of any Trump appointee.