Q:
Do you not understand the gov’t is being gutted publicly?
Yep.
Hopefully this ruling is not narrow and can apply to many other fed agencies, more of the article at the link.
Federal Court Hands Trump a Win, Brings Rogue Agency Under Tighter Control
July 19, 2018
“You’re fired.”
President Donald Trump will soon be able to use his famous catch phrase against the head of a troubled federal agency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which is led by a single Obama appointee with no meaningful oversight from the president.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the agency’s structure is unconstitutional.
In Collins v. Mnuchin, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit issued a per curiam opinion holding that Congress unconstitutionally “insulated the [Federal Housing Finance Agency] to the point where the executive branch cannot control the [agency] or hold it accountable.”
The judges sent the case back to the district court, ordering it to strike down a statutory limit (in 12 U.S.C. § 4512(b)(2)) on the president’s power to remove the agency’s director.
This is an important decision for our government’s separation of powers and for keeping the executive branch agencies accountable to the president.