The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission are unconstitutional and overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

The decision from the high court expands the president’s power over many independent boards and commissions, which Congress had insulated from political pressure by saying their members could only be removed by the president for cause.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    7 hours ago

    Boy what a way to energize the voter base. Don’t worry, Dick Cheney will help!

    You don’t even have the right fucking Cheney.

    I’m so tired of this shit, y’all are not invested in this at all, you just want to stir shit up.

    Some of us have to live this shit every day.

    • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 hours ago

      I know it wasn’t the right Cheney sorry for sarcasm, but like, dude the DNC fucked itself, and has been since after Obama won. (At least they decided to change their stance on gay marriage so he could win re-election, last time we got any concessions from them.)

      The point is people need to stop praising the DNC like they’re infallible. They are the ones to blame. It is their job to make people want to vote and they’ve absolutely killed voter enthusiasm since Obama. Do you know how many normie ass people I’ve heard talk about how they haven’t voted since Obama because what’s the point?

        • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          5 hours ago

          People who are blaming third party instead of blaming the DNC are? They attack people who criticize it, even though those criticizing it are doing so cuz they want them to run someone they could actually vote for.