judge orders OPM to rescind memo ordering mass firings

[moonshinegnomie]

“The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency,

It can hire its own employees, yes. Can fire them. But it cannot order or direct some other agency to do so.”

“OPM has no authority to tell any agency in the United States government, other than itself, who they can hire and who they can fire, period. So on the merits, I think, we start with that important proposition,”


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-orders-trump-admin-rescind-memo-directing-mass-firing-federal-wo-rcna194131

[kansasobama]

1. Does this mean all federal employees fired go back

I know people suffering from this

Thanks

[moonshinegnomie]

3. not at this time

but my hunch is eventually they wil be forced to rehires a lot of them with backpay. which should come straight out of muskrats pocket.....

[kansasobama]

4. Why not this time?

They got letters 3 hours ago. Are you saying they cannot go back tomorrow with rehire notices.

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[ancianita]

5. "The OPM does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe"!!

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Alito would take that as a challenge to find a precedent... somewhere... nt

[ancianita]

7. Alito? pffffft He's just one guy. And even his Mammon god wouldn't help him with that.

[moniss]

8. Surely there must be some concept from the

Middle Ages that he can twist to apply to 2025.