dogma vs dogma. sounds like a new mad magazine series. already posted on this earlier but suspect there may be more entertaining stuff here;
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unleashed a full-throttle defense of unelected bureaucrats on Monday during oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, openly arguing that presidents should not be allowed to fire the PhDs, doctors, and so-called “experts” who run America’s “independent commission” scam.
In other words, bureaucrats should outrank the elected President of the United States.
The case stems from President Trump’s March decision to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, both Democrat commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission.
Trump acted squarely within Article II, which vests all executive power in the President.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson made it plain:
“President Donald J. Trump is the head of the executive branch and is vested with all of the executive power in our government. I have no doubts about his constitutional authority to remove Commissioners, which is necessary to ensure democratic accountability for our government. The Federal Trade Commission will continue its tireless work to protect consumers, lower prices, and police anticompetitive behavior.”
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya responded by suing to get their jobs back.
In July, Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan overrode the firing and ordered Slaughter reinstated...........more..........
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