Va. Governor McDonnell Expected to Issue “Emergency” TRAP Regulations Today

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief, RH Reality Check
August 25, 2011

"The catch is this: the McDonnell Administration is bypassing virtually all democratic processes in place for the creation of such regulations. Under the emergency designation, the normal process for public review and comment on regulations, which usually involves several opportunities for expert testimony and public comment and an economic impact assessment among other considerations, has been completely thrown out. Instead, draft regulations will be released tomorrow, and then voted on at a meeting of the Board of Health on September 15th. Instead of any public hearings or comment periods, the Board meeting will be the only time for the public to speak out.  After the board votes on these temporary regulations, they will go to the governor for final approval. Moreover, the McDonnell administration has claimed it has the authority to rewrite without any further notice or input any temporary regulations presented to it for signature.

I’d say that is as close to government by fiat as it gets."

http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2011/08/26/va-governor-mcdonnell-expected-to-issue-emergency-trap-regulations-today/