Tuesday, November 28, 2017

11/28/17 p. A13: Mick Mulvaney Is the True Pope

A year ago, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appealsthrew out provisions that insulated the CFPB director from presidential accountability and said the CFPB would do its job “as an executive agency akin to other executive agencies.” 

11/28/17 p. A14: An Income Tax by Any Other Name

Seattle’s City Council openly ignored the state of Washington’s law and constitution when it voted unanimously in July to levy a 2.25% tax its wealthy residents. [...]

Above all it’s a victory for the rule law.