It's within the President's powers to do this. That he fired her is not that big of a deal. The big deal is her refusing to follow a vague piece of work that likely is susceptible to varying interpretations, many of which are certainly unconstitutional, even though it was an Executive Order. The next part of this big deal is the appointment of Jeff Sessions, who will be nothing more than a toadie for Herr Cheeto.
This is only the beginning. Someone here called me paranoid because I said that Trump could do things like this. Granted, I was on about the heads of the FBI and other government law enforcement apparatus', but look, look, look, he just fired the head of ICE today too. What's going to happen when the head of the ATF defies him? That person will be replaced with a goon that will do whatever he's told to do. And what's going to happen when Trump starts appointing judges? There are hundreds of vacancies that need to be filled.
We're so fucked.
This is only the beginning. Someone here called me paranoid because I said that Trump could do things like this. Granted, I was on about the heads of the FBI and other government law enforcement apparatus', but look, look, look, he just fired the head of ICE today too. What's going to happen when the head of the ATF defies him? That person will be replaced with a goon that will do whatever he's told to do. And what's going to happen when Trump starts appointing judges? There are hundreds of vacancies that need to be filled.
We're so fucked.
