Technical question: if you don't have the power to fire someone, are they fired? If so, I have a list.... But seriously, this is a constant with the attacks on civil servants since Jan. 20th.
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Mark Joseph Stern
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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