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CASS SUNSTEIN UPDATE: Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits. “Sen. Saxby Chambliss…
Instapundit —
... CASS SUNSTEIN UPDATE: Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits. “Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has blocked President Obama’s candidate for regulation czar, Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, because Sunstein has argued that animals should have the right to sue humans in court.” ...
Holds
Political Animal —
HOLDS.... Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) explained over the weekend that he's put a hold on Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein's nomination to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Sunstein easily cleared the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in May, but Chambliss doesn't want him to get a floor vote, because of something Sunstein once wrote about animal rights. If this were just an isolated delay, it would hardly be cause for concern. It's not. This is, regrettably, ...
“Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits”
Overlawyered —
... Speaking of renowned Chicago law professors with reputations that cut across ideological lines: “Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has blocked President Obama’s candidate for regulation czar, Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, because Sunstein has argued that animals should have the right to sue humans in court.” [The Hill; mostly favorable ...
Note to Cass Sunstein: Animals Don’t Have “Rights”
The Moderate Voice —
... President Obama’s selection to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Cass Sunstein, is running into a stiff headwind regarding some previous writings on the subject of animals’ rights. ...
Sunstein on Hold:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
It appears confirmation of Cass Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB will be held up because Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is concerned about Sunstein's embrace of certain animal rights arguments. The Hill ...
Michael Markarian: Putting a Hold on Compassion
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... It's an odd reason to hold up an important agency appointment, particularly because OIRA is not charged with developing regulations itself and it's not the views of the OIRA Administrator that will drive public policy. OIRA doesn't determine if regulations will be harsh or lenient, and it is not designed to perform a major ideological function, though of course there are political considerations that do come into play. Its job is to review what other agencies do -- essentially, to perform a quality control function -- making sure proper regulatory ...
