Since the executive branch has no law making authority, and the congress is the only body that does, someone needs to explain to me how these departments can write regulation that carries the force of law???? Anyone understand that?  Please also see the article below about someone who is pushing back.  It is my contention that since no one has law making ability except the congress, any regulation written by a department under the executive branch or any appointed person at any level of government, the courts can't rule on it as law.  It isn't enforceable unless it is approved by the congress (or by the appropriate law making body of whatever level of government we are talking about).

Saturday, 27 Aug 2011 11:30 AM

WASHINGTON - With a battle looming over U.S. regulations on businesses, the top Republican in Congress asked President Barack Obama on Friday to identify all proposed rules with a projected economic impact of at least $1 billion.

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said he wants the information before Congress returns early next month from its summer recess. He said the House will consider legislation calling for a congressional review and approval of any proposed federal government regulation.

While the administration is pushing to eliminate what it considers to be old and unneeded regulations, Republicans and the business community complain it is not pushing hard enough and fear new regulations would hurt an already weak economy.

The speaker's letter came three days after the White House released a list of more than 500 possible rule changes it said could save $10 billion over five years.

Boehner unsuccessfully made the same request last year when Obama's fellow Democrats held the House. Now with Republicans in charge, the president is under pressure to comply and a big battle is expected over government regulations.

Boehner wrote that the number of proposed regulations with an annual cost of $100 million or more jumped last year from 191 to 219.

"That's almost a 15 percent increase over last year, and appears to contradict public suggestions by the administration this week that the regulatory burden on American job creators is being scaled back," Boehner wrote.


Read more on Newsmax.com: Boehner Asks Obama to Disclose Costly US Regs

Here is someone who is pushing back on what we are discussing right now. http://www.theblaze.com/st ories/texas-gun-dealer-tak es-obamas-reporting-requir ements-to-court/