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Ted Cruz: “The non delegation principle says it limits how much…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 05:20

And that raises yet another issue. One of the arguments the plaintiffs are raising here is something called the non delegation principle. The non delegation principle says it limits how much Congress can transfer its own lawmaking authority to the executive branch. Congress is a general matter. It can delegate the authority to implement and administer the law, but Congress has to make the key policy choices. (05:20–05:31)

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Asserts that the non-delegation principle limits Congress's ability to transfer lawmaking authority to the executive.

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