The FTC is an administrative function, exercising executive powers. The President is the chief executive.
Nuff said.
The very idea of an “independent agency” renders zero accountability. It is an abomination to self-government.
Best to wait for actual decision from SC. Dem media will scream for a month if decision they are telling us is going for Trump then doesn’t.
On the other hand, one could argue that when you have an idiot in charge, like Biden, and someone with a little sense (or a lot) is elected to turn it around, what we don't need is yahoos claiming "independence" and doing what they want.
Monetary policy should be made by elected officials according to the political environment. Hello? Executive Branch?
We voted for change. Make it happen.
Jackson-Brown's rant in its defense was enough to show why: as Kavanaugh asked afterwards, could Congress make a cabinet secretary "independent" of the President? Of course not.
Congress' role is limited to funding, granting authority, and the "advice and consent" of the Senate. That's it. Once an office is established, it's under the control of the President.
I liked the dress Ana Kasparian was wearing (in another article on Townhall.)
“At the heart of the case is President Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, without citing any cause. Her term was set to expire in 2029.”
At the heart of the matter is whether POTUS (if he is DJT or just a Republican) can fire members of the swamp (if they are liberals/Democrats).
There are three branches of the federal government. Everything under the Executive Branch answers to the POTUS. There is no “independent” fourth branch consisting of unelected bureaucrats.
Executive is executive and the President is the chief executive.
That doofus Kagan went on and on about how Exec bureaucracies are not subject to Pres if they create rules — that makes them part of Congress and DJTrump cannot touch them.