Can The Government Force Fishermen To Pay The Salaries Of Federally Required Monitors?

I am suggesting that behind much of the recent well orchestrated attack on the Supreme Court could be a court case that could stand the administrative State on its head. The court has the opportunity to reign in or even eliminate the reach of agencies dictating how we are to conduct our lives as opposed to Congress implementing the rule of law.

This is the last gasp of a free society. Those who oppose congress getting back to “Regular Order” – writing laws as opposed to agencies will be revealed.

Also included are a few highlights of the Congressional Hearing on Wednesday concerning the Supreme Court.

Here is one of the best analysis of the case that the court accepted to hear. Well worth the full read, and gives us hope.

Independent Women’s Law Center:

The Independent Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week in the United States Supreme Court in support of local fishermen in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The case involves a government agency, the National Marine Fisheries Service, running riot over separation of powers principles and provides a perfect opportunity for the Supreme Court finally to overrule—or at the very least, limit—judicial deference to administrative interpretations of the law under Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984).

In this case, the National Marine Fisheries Service required small family fisheries to pay the salaries of government monitors stationed on their boats—imposing costs on these struggling businesses equal to 20% of their annual revenues. To be valid, such an extraordinary assertion of power would need to have been authorized by Congress. It was not. The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that the agency has such power only in very limited circumstances—and caps the cost of such monitors at 2-3% of the vessel’s haul. When read as a whole, that statute confirms Congress never intended to charge small family fisheries located in the Atlantic such exorbitant fees.

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Here are a few clips of the Congressional hearing this week concerning the attacks on the Supreme court, especially Judge Thomas as well as other Supreme Court members.

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed a proposed ethics code for Supreme Court Justices with witnesses, calling it an attack on Justice Clarence Thomas.

‘Do You Think The ACLU Was Trying To Bribe Justice Sotomayor?’: Kennedy Grills Witness On Paid Trip.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned a witness on alleged ethical violations of Supreme Court Justices in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

John Kennedy Explodes At Schumer, Dems’ ‘Loon Wing’ For ‘Threats’ Against Supreme Court

We get the best of Kennedy on the topic. In remarks at the start of Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) excoriated Democrats for their attacks on Supreme Court Justices. The clip skips a bit in the beginning for a few seconds…just move it a bit.

The very best of the swamp.