Comment by tptacek
1 year ago
What is it that you think this EO says? The first Trump administration went all the way to the Supreme Court to establish that he could coerce ALJs. There are already extensive internal checks on FTC, SEC, and FCC --- places where to exercise independent power those agencies still need the cooperation of DOJ.
There's a clear norms violation happening here, but I don't see the power grab everybody else is seeing. These are powers the Presidency already had.
> These are powers the Presidency already had.
Then what, in your mind, is the purpose of this EO?
To serve notice to the FCC, FTC, SEC, and CFTC that Trump intends to override their internal legal interpretations.
But that ... is a power grab...
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The terrifying thin i learned recently is that norms are how laws work.
This i learned from a discussion between a magistrate and legal scholar.
This means that a norm violation, practically speaking, is a law violation. Which i guess is a crime. But that has to go to the courts to be judged.
Uncommon tptacek L. "extensive internal checks" that's laughable given what's been going on lately with the executive overreach.
You misunderstand me. I'm not saying those internal checks are a good thing; I mean that the President already has extensive mechanisms to control what these agencies do.
He seems to be optimizing and polishing his ability to do so, which is very dangerous even if technically the reach is the same.