They have the SCOTUS majority and Congress you fuck.
If you're really trying to be bold, do something worthwhile to stop him instead of posturing about your miniscule fucking job.
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He is correct, though, that as the law currently stands, Trump can't just get rid of him on his own authority. And changing the law does take time, theres a process to go through. It's not like they can just pass a bill that says "Trump can do whatever he damn well pleases". It has to be worded properly to pass legal muster. There are specific committees that deal with that stuff, and the legislators in charge of that want to keep ownership of it. And he would need to get the entire Republican Caucus to agree, since it will get no Democratic support at all. A handful of Republicans might have their own reasons to not make the changes Trump demands.
Trump can try without going through all that trouble, but the Powell gets to tell him to go pound sand, and the courts got the final say. Even if the courts are in the tank for Trump, it will still take time to resolve
If Trump wants him gone, he could probably manage it eventually, with enough effort. But will the administration be disciplined enough to see it through? They might decide other things are more important, like putting brown people in camps.
Since when have laws stopped, or for that matter slowed the trump administration
"But it's against the law!" he exclaimed as the firing squad raised their rifles...
Law is a human construct, it is essentially a consensus structure. You can hold up a piece of paper that says "I can do what I want" and maybe it's even legitimate, but you still need to convince other people of that and our legal structure/precedent puts more emphasis on process than being efficient or fast.
In effect, the law has stopped trump from doing just about everything he wants to sans a few items. Every time he tries to do something he has to fight a bunch of people and that takes up some of his finite time and resources.
Just because he has friends in all the high places doesn't mean everyone else will just jump into line and do exactly what he wants, the more people obstruct the less damage he can do.
The Supreme Court has actually set the precedent that the president is allowed to do whatever they want with complete immunity. From a legal standpoint, Trump can absolutely just get rid of him, one way or another, with no repercussions.
For what you suggest to happen they’d have to physically block him from the office and cancel his payroll. Otherwise he just keeps going.
Sounds to me like you are not very well read on 1930's German history.
I'm not saying he is factually fucking wrong. I'm saying his posturing is useless.
I'd argue he is. Politics and law aren't deterministic, the rules are flexible and determined by how people interpret them. If it was actually a non issue he wouldn't bother saying anything. He's posturing and trying to make a case so that the admin is less likely to start that fight. Everyone has limited time and resources so making it seem like fucking with the Fed would take a lot of both lowers the odds they try.
So you're saying this one guy is being useful for somehow saying his job is safe?
This is the worst take...
I mean, he's done a good enough job and I'd take him over literally anyone trump wants to appoint.
citing legal protections
...yeah bro, those are just as fucked as the rest of the US.
Unless you're also the President of the US "legal protections" mean jack shit. You will do the Kings bidding or you suffer his wraith.
“Legal protections” lmao
These fucking idiots. He doesn’t care. He never has. He never will. And this round, he’s got shitloads of people waiting in the wings to kneecap and bleed out the bureaucracy that’s designed to protect normal people and important positions that need to be isolated from politics by their very nature. This time he’s gotten people to look up the blueprints and they’re going for the weak points. And there’s going to be paramilitary.
“Price is right” rules: call how long it takes Powell to become a political prisoner, at best. I’m gonna say 17 months.
I'm willing to bet that the Justice department and SC under Trump will make it happen.
I wonder if he realizes…
He just got the fed reserve act nuked?
Great Job!
ok Jerry. but... what if he kills you? I bet he can do that with those neato new powers SCOTUS gave him.
Does it matter? Powell’s term ends in a year and a half, and then Trump gets to pick a train wreck chair that we would be stuck with for 4 years.
Also, he claims he doesn’t want to give Powell a 3rd term.
Trump used defenestration; it was super effective!
Thing is, it only takes a minute to be open windowed.
The Supreme Court said Trump can.
He was moving a bath tub on the roof and he 'slipped' and fell.
It's basically unheard of to order a Fed Chair to resign. Trump might as well ask all the Democratic appointees on SCOTUS to resign. Difference is, Powell is due to leave in May 2026, and Trump would be really stupid to try and force an early departure. Just end up with egg on his face. It will be Trump’s to loot in 2026 in any case,