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[–] 76 points 1 year ago (9 children)

What does that mean "temporarily"!? How do you temporarily fire someone?

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    My guess is that it isn't the firing that's temporary, it's the permission. As in, the President can do that as long as it's Trump, but it stops being allowed if a Democrat gets in office.

    (That's probably not what they'll claim it means, but I bet that's how it'll work in practice.)

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It means Trump can fire the Chair, at least until the decision. If it goes against him, the Chair is reinstated. It's a stupid decision since Trump doesn't apparently have the legal authority to do it in the first place, but it's similar to an injunction where the court decides that until a final ruling is made, it's in the government's interest to allow the act to continue.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    at least until the decision.

    Exactly. Now watch them not actually make the decision, allowing Trump de-facto dictatorial power while the issue officially remains in legal limbo.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago

    Fuck your for making me read the article to grab a quote!

    Roberts issued the temporary, administrative stay because he handles emergency appeals arising from the nation’s capital by default.

    His order contained no explanation, as is typical, and it does not necessarily indicate how the court will decide the case. Roberts ordered Slaughter’s lawyers to respond in writing by next Monday.

    It sounds like "Trump has the temporary power to fire whoever, but no one after that!"

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Im assuming basically saying something along the line of "this one time you're allowed to fire someone, but next time you have to go through the proper channels"

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