Saturday, 20 September 2008

Courts! How very quaint

Readers may know that some of FDR's New Deal legislation was challenged in the American courts on the grounds of being contrary to the Constitution.

How much more civilised things are today:

Sec. 8. Review.

Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.

From the LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TREASURY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MORTGAGE-RELATED ASSETS
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  1. David Farrer11:23 am, October 05, 2012

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    Martin
    Who's going to challenge it? The ACLU? The SPLC?

    23 September 2008, 21:26:32 GMT+01:00
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    Andrew Duffin
    ianal, but surely that line is unconstitutional and must fall, otherwise there can be no safeguards whatever against anything or anyone.

    23 September 2008, 13:59:22 GMT+01:00
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    Martin
    Sieg Hank

    21 September 2008, 07:08:52 GMT+01:00

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