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Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Agency Heads, Expands Presidential Power
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The Supreme Court Just Radically Expanded Federal Power
"Today's historic slaughter decision by the Supreme Court is the greatest increase in presidential power in the last 100 years."
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overturned 91 years of precedent, allowing President Trump to fire heads of independent agencies within the executive branch. The decision unravels over a century of congressional tradition that insulated agencies with rulemaking and enforcement powers from presidential politics. Trump described the ruling as the greatest expansion of presidential power in a century.
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