All Publications by The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg
  • Report posted January 6, 2011 by The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg Legislative Powers: Not Yours to Give Away

    Although the Constitution contains no explicit prohibition against Congress delegating its legislative powers (to the President or an administrative agency, for example), the principle of non-delegation is fundamental to the idea of a limited government accountable to the people. Indeed, the people, in whom…