ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot
If they were going to do something congress be dammed. Would they be asking their legal department to review the law? I believe the FAA tries to be within the law. Sometimes they may misinterpret the law, or some employee makes a mistake, or something stupid. But generally I believe the FAA tries to follow the law.
That is correct. Human error is the only thing we have to deal with. And for those who remember anything taught in their Civics course, we have plenty of methods to seek corrective action. Every rule written by an agency must go through public review. it is the responsibility of the citizens to review and comment as they feel if appropriate. The AMA has promised to keep us members up to date and in the loop. When the regulations come out for review we will have plenty of time to read and comment directly to the FAA. And, the FAA is required by law to respond to all comments.