this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
75 points (95.2% liked)

USpolitics

726 readers
286 users here now

founded 2 years ago
75
Many Trump Administration Personnel Actions Are Unlawful. (www.cbpp.org)
submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

During its first few weeks, the Trump Administration has unleashed a flurry of measures to radically reshape the federal government. Many of these moves are overtly unlawful. This paper identifies the legal problems with many prominent actions: closing federal agencies or departments and removing federal employees, ending the independence of independent agencies, placing employees on indefinite administrative leave, or pressing them to resign.^[2]^

all 5 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

what? nooo

/s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

Pretending that the law matters during a fascist coup is not productive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Since the Judicial branch is supposed to keep an eye on the other two branches, and all three are controlled by the GOP, what is there to do? In the end any legitimate complaint that makes it to the SCOTUS will be tossed out like yesterdays McDonalds wrappers out of Clarence Thomas' window.