And they point out that the in the so-called Transatlantic Bomb Plot last summer, most of the defendants were charged within 14 days - half the current limit.
The SEC has faced a heap of criticism for repealing the so-called uptick rule in the summer of 2007, a move that many say exacerbated the sharp sell-off in 2008, particularly in financial stocks.
Natalie Kaye Parsley, a 39-year-old single mom in Magnolia, Texas, tipped the scales at 125 kilos last summer when she opted for so-called gastric bypass surgery.