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brooklynite

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17. IOW, arbitrary numbers which say nothing about the value or impact of the regulations...

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Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:30 AM

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Trump signs order reducing regulations [View all] TomCADem Jan 2017 OP

Certainly not President Bannon justiceischeap Jan 2017 #1

He has no clue about how our country works! mtngirl47 Jan 2017 #2

A kind of Sophie's Choice approach to governance SticksnStones Jan 2017 #31

ruling by fiat. Javaman Jan 2017 #3

I sure hope that career professionals are tasked with doing this because... hedda_foil Jan 2017 #4

HEY!!!! That IS a strategy bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #10

I really hope you are right starshine00 Jan 2017 #30

He wants to make America safer from non-threatening angstlessk Jan 2017 #5

hey we can't let China kick our ass in pollution anymore starshine00 Jan 2017 #32

This is just stupid on so many levels. n/t Yonnie3 Jan 2017 #6

Is this another opportunity to show that he's clueless? Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #7

Mission accomplished. BainsBane Jan 2017 #16

Legally, how do you just throw out two laws for every new one on the books? bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #8

Laws and regulations aren't necessarily the same thing metalbot Jan 2017 #38

That was my reaction - I can turn those 6 regulations Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #41

Some regulations need to go radical noodle Jan 2017 #9

I sincerely want to understand this issue SticksnStones Jan 2017 #33

Start naming some. rickford66 Jan 2017 #36

Okay... radical noodle Jan 2017 #45

How about eliminating Christmas as a Federal Holiday? rickford66 Jan 2017 #37

So all regulations are equal? central scrutinizer Jan 2017 #11

Nope. The cost of the ones eliminated must be equal to or greater than the cost of the new one onenote Jan 2017 #39

I hope the US Public Health Service is directed NCjack Jan 2017 #12

How does the EO have any weight in law? Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #13

It doesn't Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #42

Exactly as I guessed... Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #43

Lol BainsBane Jan 2017 #14

He'll order the Sun to rise in the West tomorrow dalton99a Jan 2017 #15

And then name his horse a Consul. WinkyDink Jan 2017 #46

IOW, arbitrary numbers which say nothing about the value or impact of the regulations... brooklynite Jan 2017 #17

With no consideration of what will be thrown Out? Kablooie Jan 2017 #18

The is gonna backfire... bigly! nt procon Jan 2017 #19

This sounds like it will get the same results as i did when I told my logosoco Jan 2017 #20

Not only is Congress getting Rat F***ked turbinetree Jan 2017 #21

Exactly. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #34

Stupid is as stupid does. They_Live Jan 2017 #22

Of course deancr Jan 2017 #23

+1 dalton99a Jan 2017 #24

What a mindnumbingly, stupidly absurd proposal. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #25

I guess election has consequences golfguru Jan 2017 #26

Correction: make trump 0.05-termer mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #27

How many votes for impeachment? golfguru Jan 2017 #29

Given the general 50-50 split between left and right. . . matt819 Jan 2017 #28

Unconstitutional? Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #35

Let's see... jmowreader Jan 2017 #40

So this will apply to anti-choice and gun rights also...... Right? keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #44