Pross
Veteran
It sounds like they are seeing the way the wind is blowing and aren’t prepared to be his get out of jail free card (or doing their job as Trump would see it) which is hopefully a good sign.
Donald I, emperor of the world.
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It sounds like they are seeing the way the wind is blowing and aren’t prepared to be his get out of jail free card (or doing their job as Trump would see it) which is hopefully a good sign.
Pinno718
Legendary Member
Sadly, $5m is peanuts to Trump.
Perhaps he simply paid up to stop the noise around it.
Pinno718
Legendary Member
Yes.
Unfortunately:
Reuters:
The Supreme Court vastly expanded presidential power over the federal bureaucracy by allowing the president to fire members of independent agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), at will. This decision dismantles a nearly century-old precedent designed to insulate these agencies from executive and political influence. [1, 2, 3]
Key Rulings and Implications
- Removal of Protections: The justices struck down the 1935 precedent established in Humphrey's Executor, which previously restricted the president's ability to remove heads of independent regulatory agencies. [1, 2, 3]
- The Unitary Executive: The ruling aligns with the "unitary executive theory," a legal doctrine that grants the president supreme authority over the entire executive branch, allowing them to fire and replace officials without needing to show cause. [1]
- Broader Deregulation: This decision continues a trend of the Supreme Court shifting regulatory power away from administrative agencies. [1]
icowden
Pharaoh
In other news, Trump's Supreme Court just ruled that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) may not be independent any more thus destroying all deals with Europe around transfer of personal data and wrecking the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
https://noyb.eu/en/us-supreme-court-just-blew-eu-us-data-transfers
https://noyb.eu/en/us-supreme-court-just-blew-eu-us-data-transfers
briantrumpet
Timewaster
US SC upholds a Virginia ruling that banned trans athletes from female sports, but upholds birthright citizenship against Trump's trying to overturn it. Mind you, three out of the nine did vote against that, which is quite something, given that it's right there in the constitution as plain as day.
the snail
Active Member
Pblakeney
Squire
I’ve seen a bigger turnout at the village fair. Genuinely.
icowden
Pharaoh
It's running for 14 days, the biggest crowd expected on 4th July. SO watch this bigly empty space...
swee'pea99
Member
When you say 'running'...
secretsqirrel
spiteful class warrior
ICE will be sent out to round people up.
swee'pea99
Member
Indeed. On a more serious note, I blogged earlier this year about when I met an Indian in fear of cowboys:
Got to the station in plenty of time, in hopes of getting a seat on the right side for the vistas, and ended up sitting on it for half an hour plus after the supposed departure time. Spent most of the waiting time chatting to an Indian guy, who told us he worked for Amazon in Texas. “I’ve been there for about ten years now, and I like the place, and I really appreciate the opportunities it’s given me. But the last year or so has been something else.”
He went on to tell us how he no longer dares go to the State Fair, or any other big public event, for fear of rednecks with guns who just don’t like brown people, and now feel pretty much entitled to shoot them, for no reason. “We are constantly accused of stealing their jobs, though we represent less than point-one of the population. Racial abuse is a daily experience, along with real fear for your life.” I asked him whether he plans to stay there. Unlike Eugenia, he couldn’t wait to get back to the homeland, but was planning to stay for a few more years “just keeping my head down and paying my taxes,” by which time he will have saved enough to retire at 40 and return to India.
