Kenneth Starr on Sarbox. The punchline:
Even the statute’s co-author, Rep. Mike Oxley, has conceded that Sarbanes-Oxley was hastily written and enacted. In its rush to “do something” about corporate scandals, Congress overstepped the bounds of its authority. It is time to call Congress back, both to help our economy and reaffirm that our constitutional system imposes clear limits on the government’s urgent desire to “do something.” Congress must be reminded that the “solution” is at times worse than the problem.
UDPATE: Ribstein comments on Starr’s constitutional case against the PCAOB.
