The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to fire members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, signaling a potential shift in legal precedent regarding presidential power over independent agencies. This aligns with the unitary executive theory, which asserts that all executive power is concentrated in the president. Proponents argue that the president's authority has been eroded and should be restored. Critics point to recent actions by Trump as a concern for the need for independent agencies, which Congress established to ensure checks on presidential power.
All of the executive power of the federal government is concentrated in the president and the president alone. Everyone else in the executive branch... is a subordinate to the president.
The current court majority has chipped away at its precedent, and Yoo contends the president should be able to fire officials at any time.
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