(American Political Report)—One of President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders is causing a stir from the left as he moves to reduce government control over Americans’ lives. It will require federal agencies to evaluate all of their regulations that could violate the Constitution.
According to Fox News:
The executive order — which senior administration officials are calling a first of its kind and an attempt to ensure the government isn’t weaponized against the American people — will require agencies to submit a list to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within the next 60 days of all regulations that could violate the Constitution or could cause harm.
OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will spearhead the effort and evaluate regulations across the federal agencies, senior administration officials told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
DOGE officials at federal agencies will gather an inventory of regulations that could violate the Constitution and then share them with OMB. After the 60 days, the OIRA will go through the list of regulations and make individual decisions on which are unconstitutional and will launch the process of repealing the regulations on a case-by-case basis, the senior administration officials said.
OIRA oversees executive branch regulations, while the newly created DOGE aims to eliminate government waste, fraud and spending.
Legacy media is, of course, trying to paint this as a power grab by the administration. But the argument is dramatically weakened by the fact that Democrats have exerted similar control over “independent” agencies for decades without a peep left-leaning media. Moreover, the control leveled by Democrats has always been to increase the scope of the “Nanny State” whereas President Trump’s order is to rein it in.
