Originally Posted by hvydvr;[url=[url

tel:3237169]3237169]Semantics[/url]. From law.com:

regulationsn. rules and administrative codes issued by governmental agencies at all levels, municipal, county, state and federal. Although they are not laws, regulations have the force of law, since they are adopted under authority granted by statutes, and often include penalties for violations. One problem is that regulations are not generally included in volumes containing state statutes or federal laws but often must be obtained from the agency or located in volumes in law libraries and not widely distributed. The regulation-making process involves hearings, publication in governmental journals which supposedly give public notice, and adoption by the agency. The process is best known to industries and special interests concerned with the subject matter, but only occasionally to the general public. Federal regulations are adopted in the manner designated in the Administrative Procedure Act (A.P.A.) and states usually have similar procedures.

The FAA has exclusive executive authority to regulate aviation activities and proscribe regulations that accomplish that. Just because there is no jail time doesn’t lessen the ability of the FAA to regulate that activity either.

Originally Posted by 100LL

If a crew member told you to drink a mysterious blue drink from a water bottle in an effort to make the skies “safer” would you do it?

Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator

A little civics refresher...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag

Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator

Yes, the FAA has regulatory authority and can impose fines. Regulations have the FORCE of law but there is no arrest authority or court proceeding either, and LE doesn’t enforce them as laws, only to assist and protect regulators if appropriate. As your reference mentions, they have the force of law, but are not enforced in the same manner as laws and don’t provide the same civil rights as laws, ie 4th amendment protection and a jury of your peers.

Originally Posted by hvydvr;[url=tel:3237237

3237237[/url]]That has no bearing on reality. The beltway bandit writes the company's desired language on something important to them and gives it to the house member that's in their pocket and he rams it through as a rider to a 10,000 page spending package that no one reads anymore.

Originally Posted by SonicFlyer

Just because a President says it, doesn't mean it is a lawful order.

Originally Posted by avi8er

only if that president is trump, then it’s gospel.

Originally Posted by ugleeual

United inflight announcement says “federal law” requires mask wearing... of course that is not correct.