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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : He wrote: "The Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pen-and-phone regulations as substitutes for laws passed by the people's representatives."Similarly, Justice Clarence Thomas, in his 2015 concurring opinion in Michigan v. EPA, asserted that the judicial power "requires a court to exercise its independent judgment in interpreting and expounding upon the laws," adding that "Chevron deference precludes judges from exercising that judgment."Interest in this case has been immense, with more than 65 amicus briefs filed with the court by a wide range of interested parties.
44% : The legal doctrine that Chevron spawned became known as Chevron deference and former President Ronald Reagan's White House counsel, Peter Wallison, pointed to it as "the single most important reason the administrative state has continued to grow out of control.
31% : "In their concurring opinion in West Virginia, Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined by Justice Alito, referred to the "explosive growth of the administrative state since 1970," as well as former President Barrack Obama's 2014 promise to use executive orders and administrative rules to bypass Congress.
26% : For example, in his majority opinion in West Virginia v. EPA, Chief Justice John Roberts commented, "We presume that 'Congress intends to make major policy decisions itself, not leave those decisions to agencies,' " citing US Telecom Ass'n v. FCC.

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