Mitchell Scacchi

@PacificLegal Researching the separation of powers | Libertarian | Boston sports fan but for some reason I like the Miami Dolphins | Views my own

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

BREAKING: Washington's Department of Ecology blocked Ron Fodé’s only lawful path to comply with state water law for his farm — using a deadline it never published — then penalized him for not complying. Now we’re representing Ron at the Washington Supreme Court.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

2/ When Ron learned that he didn’t have the water rights to irrigate on land he was leasing to grow potatoes, he looked for the quickest way to follow the rules. The usual fix is a seasonal water rights transfer, but the Department stopped him from even applying.

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3/ Washington's Department of Ecology violated the state’s Administrative Procedure Act by enforcing an internal deadline that wasn’t published or ever open to public comment. The Department blocked Ron’s only pathway to compliance, then started imposing fines.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

4/ The State Legislature passed a law to prevent this exact situation from happening, but Washington farmers are still facing fines after attempting to comply with a convoluted process. We’re helping the Fodés fight back. https://t.co/IeQsNL7PUb

[reason @reason]

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses originalism, equal justice under law, the expanding scope of federal and state regulation, and what all of that means for the future of the American project.
https://t.co/PzDUKjiyls

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

3/ Courts have long held that government classifications based on ancestry are just as unconstitutional as those based on race — subject to strict scrutiny under the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause and the Fourteenth's Equal Protection Clause. Hawaii's law falls far short.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

2/ Hawaii oversees roughly 200,000 acres of homestead land, with a wait list of 30,000 people — some waiting over 40 years, others dying before their turn. When Eric tried to apply, Hawaii said he was ineligible due to his ancestry.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

BREAKING: We're suing to stop a Hawaii law that blocks residents from accessing certain housing benefits unless they can prove a 50% native Hawaiian blood quantum. When Eric Ryan tried to apply for a homestead lease, he was told he's ineligible — because of his ancestry.

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

They spy on you without a warrant, then hide behind a secret court. That's not how the Constitution works.

My Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act stops warrantless surveillance of Americans.

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

$59 billion in compliance costs. 28 million privacy violations. 275 leads. That’s the Bank Secrecy Act in a single year. It’s as clear as thunder on a summer’s night that we have a problem, says Cato’s @EconWithNick.

https://t.co/1SGyxomdxv

[reason @reason]

Proposals to eliminate property taxes for senior citizens amount to nothing more than a promise to deliver even more special tax treatment to a cohort that's wealthier than average, receiving outsized government benefits, and already getting special tax treatment.

Stop giving property tax breaks to senior citizens: https://t.co/tQDT6PU3dE

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

The Bank Secrecy Act’s $10,000 surveillance threshold traces back to 1945 and was codified in 1970. It hasn’t been updated for inflation. The Bank Secrecy Act is really the Bank Surveillance Act, says Cato’s @EconWithNick.

Learn more: https://t.co/0Zk6faNhpX

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

4/ The Constitution entitles Sandra to due process when facing unjust punishments like these excessive fees. That’s why we’re taking Honolulu to court.
https://t.co/q9iB3LW1Ew

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

3/ Honolulu is using this ordinance as a revenue-generating scheme and violating property owners’ constitutional rights. These exorbitant fines are not remotely proportionate to Sandra’s alleged offense.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

2/ Sandra May was in and out of the hospital after a car crash when a website error let renters inquire about short-term stays on her listing. That tripped Honolulu's ban on rentals under 30 days, and the City began charging her $10,000 a day for this mistake.

[Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️ @PacificLegal]

BREAKING: Honolulu is charging 83-year-old retiree Sandra May with $600,000 in fines over a website error. The City put a lien on her home and cut off her access to basic city services. Today, we filed suit to stop these excessive fines.

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

Cato’s Nicholas Anthony testified on the Hill last week, explaining that the Bank Secrecy Act forces banks to file 28.7 million reports on customers yearly, yet the IRS opens just 275 criminal cases from them. It’s time to stop treating bank customers as guilty until proven innocent.
https://t.co/2gb0r0ZbWR

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

Read the entire issue brief: https://t.co/NgWb8b0ktf

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

Federal agencies often govern through informal guidance documents—not just formal regulations—creating what some scholars call “regulatory dark matter.”

A new MI brief by Alex J. Adams examines how @HHSGov’s Administration for Children and Families eliminated roughly 75% of its outdated or redundant guidance documents and implemented reforms to prevent future buildup.

[New Civil Liberties Alliance @NCLAlegal]

The Federal Reserve wields extraordinary power over the American economy, yet its leaders and their supporters seem to conflate unaccountability with “independence.”

The Constitution never designed a branch of government that answers to no one. https://t.co/hDctZIi86t