When will the Supreme Court allow the president to fire its members and appoint them himself? American democracy would then be so transformed that the difference between it and Russia would become increasingly blurred. Given how helplessly American lawmakers are watching Trump’s actions, it won’t be long before that happens.
Aplixs on
If our institutions give one person absolute power we’re basically trusting luck not law to protect democracy. That’s scary and I really hope people wake up to what’s at stake
jstank2 on
>“My understanding was that independent agencies exist because Congress has decided that some issues, some matters, some areas, should be handled in this way by nonpartisan experts,” Jackson said. “Congress is saying that expertise matters with respect to aspects of the economy and transportation, and the various independent agencies that we have. So, having a president come in and fire all the scientists, and the doctors, and the economists, and the PhDs, and replacing them with loyalists, and people who don’t know anything, is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States.”
thefocusissharp on
The fight was lost in the 2024 election. It’s going to happen, why would anything good happen?
ExRays on
The Daily Signal is rediculously right wing rag that supports Trump’s move here.
>The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has **insulated the deep state** for decades.
>Justices are weighing whether an elected president can remove executive branch officials serving on **supposedly “independent” commissions or boards**, and whether blocking the president from doing so violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
There are better, non authoritarian supporting, sources.
DrWhiplash on
He already does have absolute power because no one even attempts to hold him accountable.
Illustrious-Driver19 on
Congress is the one who can put limits on the Supreme Court. They can enact laws to limited the type cases they take up. There is no way in my opinion they should have interfer in the Texas redistricting case.
Stereo_Jungle_Child on
If this passes and gives Trump even more power, it will be just one more thing that Trump and the Republicans will use as a justification as to why they can never allow a peaceful transfer of power back to the Democrats.
This will bump up the stakes, and they can’t afford risking the Democrats doing the same thing to them that they are doing now or having the same level of power that Trump now has. So they’ll do ANYTHING to keep from handing power back to the Democrats: Rigging elections, denying the election outcome, refusing to certify elections, violence, or just plain not leaving office.
Responsible-Room-645 on
He has absolute power now because NOBODY is stopping him. Wake the fuck up!
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When will the Supreme Court allow the president to fire its members and appoint them himself? American democracy would then be so transformed that the difference between it and Russia would become increasingly blurred. Given how helplessly American lawmakers are watching Trump’s actions, it won’t be long before that happens.
If our institutions give one person absolute power we’re basically trusting luck not law to protect democracy. That’s scary and I really hope people wake up to what’s at stake
>“My understanding was that independent agencies exist because Congress has decided that some issues, some matters, some areas, should be handled in this way by nonpartisan experts,” Jackson said. “Congress is saying that expertise matters with respect to aspects of the economy and transportation, and the various independent agencies that we have. So, having a president come in and fire all the scientists, and the doctors, and the economists, and the PhDs, and replacing them with loyalists, and people who don’t know anything, is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States.”
The fight was lost in the 2024 election. It’s going to happen, why would anything good happen?
The Daily Signal is rediculously right wing rag that supports Trump’s move here.
>The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has **insulated the deep state** for decades.
>Justices are weighing whether an elected president can remove executive branch officials serving on **supposedly “independent” commissions or boards**, and whether blocking the president from doing so violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
There are better, non authoritarian supporting, sources.
He already does have absolute power because no one even attempts to hold him accountable.
Congress is the one who can put limits on the Supreme Court. They can enact laws to limited the type cases they take up. There is no way in my opinion they should have interfer in the Texas redistricting case.
If this passes and gives Trump even more power, it will be just one more thing that Trump and the Republicans will use as a justification as to why they can never allow a peaceful transfer of power back to the Democrats.
This will bump up the stakes, and they can’t afford risking the Democrats doing the same thing to them that they are doing now or having the same level of power that Trump now has. So they’ll do ANYTHING to keep from handing power back to the Democrats: Rigging elections, denying the election outcome, refusing to certify elections, violence, or just plain not leaving office.
He has absolute power now because NOBODY is stopping him. Wake the fuck up!
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