“The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed. They also come days after the Supreme Court granted the president power to fire leaders of independent agencies, weakening a legal framework that for decades had insulated bipartisan federal commissions from direct White House control.”

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    3 days ago

    Pretty predictable.

    They’re trying everything they can for the mid terms. This is one of many measures. Americans have become very complacent.