Appropriate non-grab
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 2:11AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

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I believe in this ruling, and see it as an appropriate limit on federal power, but hardly a new "grab."

The new grab had already occurred in the other direction, and now it's being trimmed back.

I wrote in PNM that this would happen and be natural: the Exec pushes new rules to the max and the Court trims back.

Surprised to see McCain side with Bush on this one.

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