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by refurb 684 days ago
> they can't see past that to consider the actual fundamental legal principles of court decisions

Precisely.

The court isn't ruling about CO2 emissions, it's ruling how the government operates within the confines of our constitutional system.

If Congress fails to pass a law that correctly empowers an administrative body to regulate X, then that regulatory body should be prevented from regulating X.

The issue then gets kicked back to Congress, where their job is to refine the law to address its deficiencies.

The idea that Congress can pass overly broad laws that administrative bodies can then independently interpret that are outside the ability to challenge in a court of law seems like a terrible system.