Comment by cosmicgadget
2 months ago
We need a constitutional amendment codifying the existence independent agencies like the Federal Reserve, CFPB, social security administration, and USGS.
I wish Google and others weren't telling the emperor how regal his clothes look but it seems reasonable to remain synced with the USGS.
USGS and the Department of the Interior (or their leaders) were falling over themselves to tell Dear Leader how quickly they'd made the change.
Btb. Nepal and Tibet are facing the worst climate crisis and still several people are missing and unaccounted. But Google was so quick to update their maps in a jiff.
Independent from who? The voters?
Independent from the other three branches of government.
Do we the people get to elect the people in this new branch of government? What recourse do we have if they stop serving our interests?
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Independent from the clown sitting in the Oval Office, renaming large bodies of water with a sharpie pen.
independent from the government, yes. Because government has its own perverse incentives that need to be checked (like redistricting).
So, who pays their salaries?
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