I’m so unhappy with Bush that I personally don’t want him to have any additional powers. I’m afraid he’d use them somehow to grant a blanket amnesty. That’s what happens when you betray people. They will never trust you again.
Bush’s order would require regulators to show that private markets had failed to address a targeted problem before they went after it themselves
“I’m so unhappy with Bush that I personally don’t want him to have any additional powers.”
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These aren't additional powers. This is merely the president attempting to reign in and provide oversight for parts of the executive branch that are creating rules (interpretations and implementations of the law) on their own rather than following the policies of the president.
The entrenched bureaucracy in the government is notably liberal and likely to increase it's own influence and power if not kept in check. This prevents groups such as the EPA from advancing a liberal agenda without providing a cost-benefit analysis and showing that market forces aren't handling to problem.
Therefore the Democrats are strongly opposed to it. It creates a stronger precedence for providing solid justifications for regulations rather than simply advancing their agenda.