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FBaggins

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13. Correct... and this shouldn't be surprising

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 11:35 AM

Jun 2020

Congress can't create a new part of the executive branch that is not subject to the chief executive. The desire to create an independent agency is laudable in many cases... but no branch of government was given the power to create a 4th branch... and a regulatory agency is clearly neither judiciary nor legislature.

There has been some doubt since the CFPB was created that the structure could be unconstitutional. The real question was whether this failing was fatal to the entire CFPB... or could be fixed by severing.

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Supreme Court rules consumer regulator structure unconstitutional [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP

So what does this mean to the little guy. They will now go back to ripping us off in more ways again usaf-vet Jun 2020 #1

Simply means the President has the right to fire the head of the agency. cstanleytech Jun 2020 #3

Might have a bit broader meaning than that ... mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #5

No, the President is simply the ultimate authority over federal agencies but he cannot establish nor cstanleytech Jun 2020 #6

So he can fire the patriot in charge, and TRY and install a typical rump appointment Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #11

Sure he can try but the head of agents still have to be confirmed by the Senate which when you do cstanleytech Jun 2020 #12

Correct... and this shouldn't be surprising FBaggins Jun 2020 #13

Many people don't seem to understand how lucky we are ripcord Jun 2020 #15

Too bad We the People can't fire/recall the fucking President. rickyhall Jun 2020 #8

We can via the Senate when we do not have a corrupt Republican party cstanleytech Jun 2020 #9

Does that mean... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #2

So far we still have an SEC bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #4

You can build an impregnable fortress but..... jaxexpat Jun 2020 #7

Ginsburg was right about the arguments being academic Warpy Jun 2020 #10

So Roberts must have read the 1970, Powell doctrine,........little people don't deserve turbinetree Jun 2020 #14

This essentially confirms Sgent Jun 2020 #16