GOULD v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF AUGUSTA.

The majority's opinion in this case improperly expands the role of the judiciary.1 The regulations governing the housing authority with respect to the termination of benefits provide expedient and decisive action while at the same time ensuring welfare recipients receive the minimum procedural safeguards afforded by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In this case, the hearing officer's actions are subject to the authority granted to it by AHA as opposed to an exercise of its own judgment under the law.2 Moreover, under all circumstances where the authority determines that the…