That was my point. Agencies are not held accountable by the courts. However, agencies can be held accountable to Congress by the laws passed.
Ted Rockwell <tedrock@CPCUG.ORG> wrote:
John:The separation between Congress and courts is supposed to be identical to that between executive agencies and courts. No more, no less.Ted Rockwell-----Original Message-----
From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:05 AM
To: Ted Rockwell; Susan L Gawarecki; RADSAFE
Subject: RE: COURT UPHOLDS RADIONUCLIDES RULETed,
I believe that agencies are held accountable to Congress and the legislature, but not the courts. It's that old separation of powers thing.
Ted Rockwell <tedrock@CPCUG.ORG> wrote:
Yes. The Court brushed aside all the arguments and data, and said, in
effect, that the Agency said it had looked at all that literature and didn't
find it persuasive, so that's good enough for us. The implications are that
Courts should not question agencies on basic substantive issues; they are
not to be held accountable.
. . .
-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com
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