OPINION:
On April 14, 2023, in Axon v. Federal Trade Commission, the Supreme Court struck a blow supporting our Constitution and individual liberties.
Beginning in the late 19th century, citizens began losing many freedoms through administrative edicts. Appeals of these regulations had to be made to courts within an agency, which has already found the people guilty. Such power harks back to discretions of English kings unrestrained by Parliament found in such places as King’s Council and the Star Chamber.
The Supreme Court acted to reassert the jurisdiction of district and circuit courts and the legislature as established by the Constitution. All power was to reside there, so Americans could avoid the sad experience of English citizens.
Justice Elena Kagan delivered the unanimous opinion of the court, saying that “one respondent attacks as well the combination of prosecutorial and adjudicatory functions in a single agency. … They maintain in essence that the agencies, as currently structured, are unconstitutional in much of their work.”
NOLAN NELSON
Redmond, Oregon
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