Trump fires FTC’s only two Democrats: ‘The President just illegally fired me’
Trump fires FTC’s only two Democrats: ‘The President just illegally fired me’
Fired members of Federal Trade Commission confirmed to be Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Summary
Donald Trump fired FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the agency’s only Democrats, prompting accusations of illegal action.
Both cited Supreme Court precedent protecting FTC commissioners from dismissal without cause. Bedoya warned Trump wants the FTC to serve corporate interests, while Slaughter said the administration fears accountability.
The 1935 Supreme Court ruling bars presidents from removing FTC commissioners arbitrarily.
Critics say the move undermines regulatory independence and eliminates opposition voices that could challenge Trump’s policies favoring major corporations.
so, two rational conclusions here:
if he illegally fired you, you were not fired. show up to your job, sue when they don't pay you.
OR
laws are bullshit. grab a gun and find a nazi to point it at.
100%!
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently.
What you say is completely constitutional, but not legal. Laws are only here to maintain control, the constitution is more abstract.
goddamnit, i start getting hard when i read "rational conclusion" followed by a true statement. you earned my upvote.
Biden: "I can't fire a postmaster general who actively tried to sabotage the election against me in 2020 because it would be against the law."
Trump: " I fired someone who SCOTUS directly said i can't fire because some people openly bribed me"
Hey at least they have the moral high ground - they'll have a good view watching the country sink into fascism from up there
Or Biden and the 10k$ of student debt - which he buckled on basically immediately. Handouts to donors are okay, helping Americans isn’t.
This is a perfect example of why refuting bullshit is so much harder than generating it or spreading it.
The Biden admin tried several times to forgive debt and was stopped by every republican and finally the Supreme Court. They didn't drop it, they were forced to stop by Republicans after repeated attempts. If they didn't find a legal path to forgiveness, it could be clawed back easily in the future.
The Trump administration can do whatever the fuck it wants right now because Republicans are letting them with their overall majority.
guns
This makes no sense unless he can't get his own people on the FTC or the FTC Republicans aren't amenable to his agenda. It's a bipartisan agency and the head leaving earlier left a spot open to swing the 5 person board to the Republicans.
Why are you still expecting nuance? They're Democrats and haven't kissed his ass yet. That means they're on the chopping block.
Entirely possible with this asshole. And with more coffee on board it strikes me that making the FTC unable to function at all may be the goal.
okay, so, 'bipartisan' but the fiscal conservatives sided with the wild eyed fascists, because they always do that.
the thing is, there's a split there. the fiscal conservative oligarch wall street coke fiends know the FTC exists to create a perception of stability, making america an appealing place to invest, and put your money, so they get more money.
the wild eyed fascists are rabid frothing ideaologues who just need somebody to hate. right now that's 'the government'.
Most blatantly and openly venal miserable and horrible attempt at an "administration" in the last 60yrs... Likely in US history.
Helluva legacy for you Chump! Good one!
🙄 🙄 🖕 🖕 🖕
All that he's missing is a war America is involved in, not related to the trade tariffs. We'll find out which country he wants to go to war with soon.
Here in America we have great wars, the best wars, possibly ever. We do war so well we fight on both sides, and we always win. We're so good at war, we keep it civil. The most civil of any war, possibly ever.
The fact that approval ratings for Trump are still as high as they are while the approval for the only other far, far, far lesser evil you can vote, the Democrats, is sinking, does not give me any hope whatsoever for the US, were I naive enough to believe that the next elections that matter could come soon enough or that they would still remain legitimate. The US no longer has a trace of Democracy except for the mask it wears, it is at the same or even lower level than Russia's.
I think it's important to put it in context: the Democrats are hemorrhaging support from their base who thinks they should be doing more to resist this administration. That does not mean they are losing support in favor of Republicans.
Meanwhile Trump is only losing a tiny amount of support because his base is a cult of personality that worships him. They won't turn against him until he's hurting them so directly that they can't rationalize it as somehow being Obama's fault. But many of them are delusional enough that they will never abandon their fealty so matter how much he harms them.
You went from 60 years to ever in US history lol.
Sorry wasn't more clear...
I've been alive 60+ years so 60yrs is "in my lifetime"... What I witnessed...
The rest, I assume, is clear.
Trump Dum
What I don't understand is, in what sense did he actually fire you? It's illegal. Just show up to work anyways.
If the security team and the operations team are willing to obey the order and revoke access then the illegal firing is very much effective.
The jackboot thugs that work security for these government agencies have repeatedly demonstrated that they're happy to listen to the children running DOGE over the members of the agency that they're supposed to be securing, so at that point what do you expect one of these beaurocrats to do? Get into a fist fight with all the mall cops that are itching to serve the fascists?
That would be something at least
Why do people keep saying this is illegal lol. Just because you don't agree with something doesn't make it illegal. Don't you think some high powered lawyer would offer to fight this for them?
Alternatively, it's illegal because it was confirmed to be illegal by the supreme court in 1935. Why would you assume we're not speaking truthfully?
Did you not read the article OR the comments? ? ? I quote an above op who paraphrased the law. "They do have a ruling. 1935. May not without cause. Specific language is inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office."
administration fears accountability
Pfffft. That is so fucking bullshit. No they don't. They don't fear accountability or responsibility. This administration is lead by a 34-count convicted felon/rapist, a two-time impeached, failed businessman of a crook. What the fuck does he have to lose in terms of credibility that makes him think twice of the actions he's done?
He straight up admitted on air that the election was rigged, and there hasn't been a peep from anyone
@earphone843 @venotic Might be worth signing this? https://www.change.org/p/demand-a-hand-count-audit-of-pennsylvania-s-2024-presidential-election There's a group called the election truth alliance who's looking into any numbers they can get hold of and finding weird stuff. Also Smart Elections.
https://substack.com/@electiontruthalliance
https://electiontruthalliance.org/
https://youtube.com/@electiontruthalliance
https://smartelections.substack.com/And what did Harris and the Dems do? Nothing.
What did Trump do in 2021? Cause an insurrection.
Sure he fears accountability, all profligates do especially when that accountability comes in the form of extreme violence. Ooh maybe we can give out loto tickets to decide who lives or dies, only two get to live one though one will get their legs crippled. Truly I need to stop playing New Vegas
Just illegal, fascist things.
Woke: Get illegally fired and act like you were fired illegally. Keep going to work. Let security block your entry. Argue that you still work there because the order to fire you was illegal. When you're arrested, take the matter to court and get legal standing on the fact that your firing was illegal.
Broke: Get illegally fired and whine on social media about it.
I'm sure going into the FTC, swiping their security fob and having it deny them entry would be a huge boon for their cause. If they're asked to leave by security and they don't they can be legally arrested for trespassing.
The same afternoon she was dismissed, Slaughter is out with an official statement and on the phone to multiple press agencies to get the story out immediately. Sure sounds like someone taking action to me. No doubt she will take them to court (likely the other guy will join her) but that doesn't happen overnight, this was literally yesterday - best lawyer in the world would struggle to have an actionable case ready yet.
You'll note that none of the above can be done if you're still under arrest for trespass..
Enjoy your tiered internet, US citizens! Want to access cnn.com? That's in the special site, requires the premium package of 150/month extra but we'll throw in free reddit.com…
ftc, jfc.
Hey bud, FTC, not FCC. Both woulf be bad but this might be worse.
FTC website (current 20250319)
The Commission is headed by five Commissioners, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, each serving a seven-year term. No more than three Commissioners can be of the same political party. The President chooses one Commissioner to act as Chair.
FTC website (current 20250319)
The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities.
I mean at this rate… wait another month 😞
Xitter now cost you 50 cents for the privilage of posting a tweet bootlicking president musk
(and the magats would happily do it)
Do what a Trump official would do, refuse to leave. What are they going to do?
Earlier today, the DC police forcibly removed the employees of an independent agency after the employees called said police to get the illegal attempted-invaders removed.
Then make them do that
I feel like if a democrat did something like this fox news et al would be screaming screaming screaming and there would be violent riots. Why is everyone else so docile?
exactly this, FOX, all the MSM, russian backed grifters will all be railing the Ds.
So, let’s say after we add this to the already massive stack of criminal acts he and his jackbooted loyalists have done, we all gather around and admire how big it is while the few who remain that are capable of doing anything at all about it- do absolutely nothing at all about it.
“Illegally fired” means you rolled over and resigned in response to a threat
Its not like they can just keep showing up to work and the security keyfobs will keep working and the paycheck will keep coming.
That shit wouldn't work at a Taco Bell I don't see how you guys think it would work for a Federal Trade Commission officer.
What if they were fired but kept showing up and being paid, then you just keep moving their desk and taking their staplers? Then get a couple of Bob's to interview the entire staff after a few years of that. Oh, and make sure that any birthdays that get celebrated they have to pass their piece of cake to the next person and don't get any themselves. Eventually "fix" the accounting error and just let things work themselves out.
Oh, I get to say it this time. A dog can't play basketball!
DEI?