Anyone watching KO? What is this maneuver the Obama admin can use to overturn bush regulations?

[Lil Missy]

Specifically, those that took effect within the last 6 months, and those final ones bush is rushing through now. If I heard it right, somehow they can bypass Congress if they act quickly.

Apparently, Obama has a team of dozens that have been working on this for quite a while already, so he can hit the ground running when he takes office. (Gawd I sure love having an adult in charge for a change.)

Could some explain that better for me? It sounds great to me, but the details kinda went over my head.

[LynnTheDem]

1. Clinton-era law on the books the bush regime apparently are in ignorance of.

:)

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Sh! Don't remind **co or they'll screw that up too!

[Lil Missy]

4. I did hear something about a Clinton era law passed in 1996.

[TomInTib]

5. Arrogance is a Mother, eh?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

8. It is!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[BlooInBloo]

2. Here ya go...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15530.html

"It could take Obama years to undo climate rules finalized more than 60 days before he takes office — the advantage the White House sought by getting them done by Nov. 1. But that strategy doesn’t account for the Congressional Review Act of 1996.

The law contains a clause determining that any regulation finalized within 60 legislative days of congressional adjournment is considered to have been legally finalized on the 15th legislative day of the new Congress, likely sometime in February. Congress then has 60 days to review it and reverse it with a joint resolution that can’t be filibustered in the Senate.

In other words, any regulation finalized in the last half-year of the Bush administration could be wiped out with a simple party-line vote in the Democrat-controlled Congress."

[NewJeffCT]

6. let me guess

the Republicans passed that one in 1996 to stop Clinton from doing it, and it could bite them in the ass this time around with Bush?

[Lil Missy]

20. Oh, that is just too rich!

:rofl:

[Pharaoh]

9. Woot woot!!

[Lil Missy]

12. Ooooooh! Thanks for the link!!

I have the rest of the article to read, which I'll do momentarily. But just the snip you provided gives me an LOL that Clinton could still bite them in ass after all this time.

"Revenge is best served cold." :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

17. I didn't approve of what Clinton did...

with Monica. But, I think it would be sweet if Clinton were to sneak into some of the offices of Republican members of Congress and leave behind a blue dress.

[NewJeffCT]

23. I'm sure many of them have their own version

of blue dresses out there - wasn't it Larry Flynt that ended up finding out that a bunch of them had had affairs - Livingston, Hyde, Gingrich, etc?

[SharonRB]

7. Here you go -- it was posted in an earlier thread today

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15530.html

[babylonsister]

10. Here's the early explanation:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4444456

[Lil Missy]

14. I should have known you'd be all over it.

:) :hi:

[Wapsie B]

11. Of course it could also be claimed that since there was election fraud in '00 & '04

enabling * to take office all his executive orders could be overturned. I know, just a pipedream.

[Thrill]

13. Read about it here

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15530.html

[Lil Missy]

15. Thanks for the help! I've got the picture now. Woot!

[Lil Missy]

16. PS - Here's the Olberman clip:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x239225

[MadBadger]

18. Why would I watch that guy??? HE DOESNT VOTE!!!!1!!1!!

:sarcasm:

[DefenseLawyer]

19. There is a little known codicil in the Faber College Constitution... n/t

[Lil Missy]

21. Could you elaborate a bit?

Edit: nevermind. I just Googled. It was a joke that went over my head. :blush:

[mb7588a]

22. maneuver = awesomeness. nt.