AMERICAN THINKER
Little-noticed law gives Trump unexpected power to undo the mischief of bureaucrats
by Ed Lasky
November 16, 2016
Nobody was counting on this. Barack Obama infamously said that he would govern by a “pen and a phone.” He has circumvented Congress and the laws for years. The Democrats (and much of the media, but I repeat myself) have not only given him a pass, but cheered him on. Now it appears a seldom-noticed law might be a powerful tool that Trump can use to eviscerate much of the Obama legacy. Stacy Cowley of the New York Times reports : Dozens of major regulations passed recently by the Obama administration — including far-reaching changes on health care, consumer protections and environmental safety — could be undone with the stroke of a pen by Donald J. Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress starting in January, thanks to a little-used law that dates back to 1996. READ MORE