Congress abused its power to rein in horse racing. Here’s how we ride to the rescue
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Congress abused its power to rein in horse racing. Here’s how we ride to the rescue -- by overturning the scheme that handed power to an unaccountable private organization.
So, on behalf of horsemen nationwide, we are leading a federal lawsuit to stop this dangerous new law. The Constitution vests the powers of government in three branches: Congress, the president and the courts. There is no fourth branch in the Constitution for private industry regulatory authorities. Dr. Doug Daniels is a Virginia veterinarian and the president of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.
When Congress passed the so-called Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) in December 2020, it did not create a new federal agency to regulate horseracing in place of the state governments that had been doing it for a century. Instead, Congress handed the power of the federal government over to an unaccountable private organization of self-appointed power-players within the industry.