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Counterpoint, they did not. The administration was trying to exploit a loophole in an emergency law.

The Administration was availing itself of the broad authority delegated to the Executive Branch by Congress almost 20 years prior.

I would have enjoyed watching Scalia try to come up with a rationale for voting with this majority. He might have even voted with the minority.

To the majority argument, the authority was only so broad. The Postmaster General has broad authority to run the postal service, but that does not mean they can shut down every branch and convert it into a rave.

The department of education was given the authority to grant and alter loans for the purpose of issuing loans. Does that actually mean they have the authority to declare "psych" to Congress and do the opposite? Perhaps, but I lean with the majority here.

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