{"id":12841,"date":"2023-08-13T04:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T04:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12841"},"modified":"2023-08-13T04:10:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T04:10:49","slug":"the-sec-is-exceeding-its-authority-and-encroaching-on-congress-lawmaking-senator-lummis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12841","title":{"rendered":"The SEC is exceeding its authority and encroaching on Congress\u2019 lawmaking: Senator Lummis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis filed an amicus brief on August 11 supporting Coinbase\u2019s motion to dismiss against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. Drawing attention to the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which aims to regulate crypto, the Senator said that there are already ongoing debates in Congress on crypto regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the court should dismiss the SEC\u2019s case and leave it up to Congress to develop appropriately balanced regulations, noted Lummis, known for being pro-crypto.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The SEC cannot legislate by enforcement\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>She wrote that the SEC neither has the power to nor has Congress entrusted it to regulate cryptocurrencies. The brief noted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Constitution empowers Congress\u2014not the SEC\u2014to legislate in such an area of profound economic and political significance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further argued that both Congress and the SEC share an interest in protecting investors. However, she noted that most legislative bills under discussion would rather entrust most oversight of the crypto market to another agency. The brief added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnsatisfied, the SEC seeks to circumvent the political process to commandeer that authority for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Lummis, the SEC has been trying to bring crypto under the definition of \u2018investment contract\u2019 through a \u201cnovel interpretation\u201d of the words. Congress never allowed the SEC to \u201creimagine\u201d the definition of securities to expand its influence and authority beyond the one set by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the SEC claiming most cryptocurrencies are securities is just an attempt to grab power, contravening the lawmaking process, the brief noted.<\/p>\n<p>She firmly declared that the SEC \u201ccannot legislate by enforcement,\u201d adding that:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SEC\u2019s attempt to shoehorn an entire new class of assets into the existing definition of a \u201csecurity,\u201d and thereby add to the definition enumerated by Congress, exceeds the SEC\u2019s authority, encroaches on Congress\u2019s lawmaking, and contravenes the separation of powers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The separation of powers or the major questions doctrine dictates that only Congress can make laws on major questions of national and economic importance.<\/p>\n<p>To emphasize her perspective, she added that, \u201cCongress has reserved for itself\u2014not the SEC\u2014the fundamental task of determining what type of assets fall within the SEC\u2019s purview, and Congress is the appropriate body to set forth a framework for regulating crypto assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Congress may grant the SEC the necessary authority to regulate crypto assets, it is a decision for Congress to make and the \u201cSEC cannot usurp the decision for itself,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>The SEC is countering ongoing legislative efforts<\/h2>\n<p>Through the case against Coinbase, the SEC is trying to gain influence on questions already being debated by Congress, Lummis noted.<\/p>\n<p>Several crypto regulation bills are currently being considered by Congress. Most of these bills have one thing in common \u2014 they recommend agencies other than the SEC to regulate the lion\u2019s crypto market share.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the SEC\u2019s claim that it has authority over the new sector is \u201cout of step with active legislative efforts,\u201d Lummis noted.<\/p>\n<p>The brief noted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile some pending bills may be different, the SEC\u2019s expansive, novel interpretation of its own authority is inconsistent with most of the pending bills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/the-sec-is-exceeding-its-authority-and-encroaching-on-congress-lawmaking-senator-lummis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis filed an amicus brief on August 11 supporting Coinbase\u2019s motion to dismiss against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. Drawing attention to the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which aims to regulate crypto, the Senator said that there are already ongoing debates in Congress on crypto regulation. 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