Overturning 90 years of precedent to let Trump fire independent regulators at will hands unchecked power to giant corporations and billionaires, gutting essential institutions that ensure fairness and competition. Independent agencies like the FTC have proven vital to long-term economic stability for workers, consumers and businesses alike. This march toward oligarchy threatens the legitimacy of the Court itself.
The FTC wields massive executive power over the economy, enforcing 80 laws and regulating everything from movie tickets to meat products, yet answers to nobody. Restoring presidential removal authority simply returns constitutional law to what existed since the founding before a 1935 mistake created an unaccountable fourth branch of government. Voters deserve to hold someone accountable when agencies go haywire.
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