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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:49 PM Nov 2020

White House's last-minute regulations could set 'booby traps' for Biden administration

While President Donald Trump continues to deny the results of the election, his administration is beginning to press forward to cement new regulations and other policy changes before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration — rules that will be challenging to undo once they are finalized.

Three days after the election, the Department of Agriculture sent a proposal to the White House that would allow poultry plants to increase their line speeds — a move that the Obama administration had previously rejected for fear of endangering meatpacking workers.

The proposal is among the 145 rules that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget is currently evaluating as a key step in the formal rule-making process for major regulations. Other significant regulations — defined as having a large impact on the economy, the environment, public health and safety, or state and local governments — could come under White House review in the coming days and could potentially be completed before Trump leaves office.

While it’s not likely that all of these draft rules will be finalized before Trump's term ends, both critics and supporters of the administration say they expect a final burst of regulations to be finalized in the weeks before Jan. 20, as presidents from both parties have done since the Carter administration.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-administrations-midnight-rule-making-093007290.html

He'll do a lot of shit out of spite.

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White House's last-minute regulations could set 'booby traps' for Biden administration (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Oh, that's... Newest Reality Nov 2020 #1
not sure what the issue would be. drray23 Nov 2020 #2
Perhaps Joe should issue a statement to the effect that... RobertDevereaux Nov 2020 #3
So, what exactly are the "booby traps"? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2020 #4
Good point. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #5

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Oh, that's...
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:52 PM
Nov 2020

That's just the simmering phase of his revenge. The narcissistic rage will come to a boil and then, everybody look out.

This is a lame duck with a Michael Myers' hockey mask and who knows how far he will go.

drray23

(7,627 posts)
2. not sure what the issue would be.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:59 PM
Nov 2020

Those are regulations, not laws. They can be changed by the incoming administration on day one. You can be sure Joe Biden transition team is keeping track of all that.

RobertDevereaux

(1,856 posts)
3. Perhaps Joe should issue a statement to the effect that...
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 04:00 PM
Nov 2020

"Anyone affected by new regulations Trump puts in place between the election and January 20th--and we are keeping close tabs on all of them--should make no changes to what they do, as President Biden will swiftly strike down the most egregious of these regulations.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,585 posts)
4. So, what exactly are the "booby traps"?
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 04:17 PM
Nov 2020

I’ve seen several articles about Trump’s chicanery during the lame duck period, and how it will be so difficult to undo, but they never explain what will make it so difficult to undo...labor intensive, perhaps, but no legal or bureaucratic obstacles have been identified AFAIK.

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