Supreme Court busy today

[my2¢]

(Supreme Court link)

Watson v. RNC:
In the 5-4 majority opinion, the sharply divided court ruled that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted after the election day.

Trump v. Cook:
In a 5 to 4 decision, the high court rejected the president's bid to allow him to oust Cook from her role as Fed governor following allegations of mortgage fraud.

Trump v. Slaughter:
The US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power.
The vote in the case of Trump v Slaughter is 6-3, with dissents from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan.

 

[martybegan]

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Watson v. RNC:
In the 5-4 majority opinion, the sharply divided court ruled that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted after the election day.

Trump v. Cook:
In a 5 to 4 decision, the high court rejected the president's bid to allow him to oust Cook from her role as Fed governor following allegations of mortgage fraud.

Trump v. Slaughter:
The US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power.
The vote in the case of Trump v Slaughter is 6-3, with dissents from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan.

The last one is the important one.

 

[Marener]

The last one is the important one.

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

 

[WEATHER53]

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

And a big boo hoo of feeling from you

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Trump v. Slaughter:
The US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power.
The vote in the case of Trump v Slaughter is 6-3, with dissents from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan.

Who would have fired them before?

 

[my2¢]

The last one is the important one.

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

Elections should have consequences and so I'm all for Trump and future presidents having the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions.

Still nothing on Trump v. Barbara (birthright citizen case).

 

[Marener]

And a big boo hoo of feeling from you

It’s just license for political corruption to infect agencies which are supposed to be apolitical.

This is a loss for the country.

 

[martybegan]

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

No, restoration of the President as the only elected person of the executive branch.

 

[1srelluc]

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

Well then, you should take congress to task for giving the executive powers that were once reserved for congress.

The executive will use the tools given to them.

 

[Marener]

Elections should have consequences and so I'm all for Trump and future presidents having the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions.

Which means that presidents now can effectively use these independent agencies to persecute and punish their enemies.

 

[progressive hunter]

if soldiers dont have to follow unlawful orders from POTUS do the people have to follow unlawful rulings by SCOTUS??

 

[Marener]

No, restoration of the President as the only elected person of the executive branch.

We’ve been down this road before, and it wasn’t good for the country.

 

[odanny]

 

[gipper]

As massive expansion of executive power and a win for authoritarianism.

There seems to be a long term pattern here.

 

[berg80]

Trump v. Slaughter:
The US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power.
The vote in the case of Trump v Slaughter is 6-3, with dissents from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan.

The conservatives have consistently expanded the power of the presidency in keeping with the unitary executive theory. Given Don's affinity for abusing power it couldn't come at a worse time for the country. He will no doubt continue to seek even more power from his Court in the future.

 

[odanny]

There seems to be a long term pattern here.

It is one thing where Trump has actually been effective as President, that is shielding himself from legal repercussions.

There is a reason for this: He has decades of practice.

 

[M14 Shooter]

2 losses for Trump in one day?

See!?!?!?!?! Extreme right-wing justices on the Supreme Court have abandoned settled law; constitutional principles; and their own institutional integrity for the purpose of advancing an antidemocratic, far-right policy agenda!!!!

 

[Zincwarrior]

Elections should have consequences and so I'm all for Trump and future presidents having the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions.

Kind of makes a mockery of the term "independent" though doesn't it, especially as many of them are limited to "for cause?" I imagine there will be legislation post Trump defining this better.

 

[Marener]

2 losses for Trump in one day?

See!?!?!?!?! Extreme right-wing justices on the Supreme Court have abandoned settled law; constitutional principles; and their own institutional integrity for the purpose of advancing an antidemocratic, far-right policy agenda!!!!

One of those decisions was telegraphed to Trump months ago, but was still 5-4 which is atrocious.

Those two decisions should have been unanimous.

 

[martybegan]

We’ve been down this road before, and it wasn’t good for the country.

What isn't good for the county is unaccountable bureaucrats in the executive having more power than the elected President.