Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission was created in 1972. Its five members must maintain a partisan split, with no more than three representing the president’s party. They serve staggered terms.
That structure ensures that each president has “the opportunity to influence, but not control,” the commission, attorneys for the fired commissioners wrote in court filings. They argued the recent terminations could jeopardize the commission’s independence.
Nice words, but if he can fire them and they fill the majority with Republicans leaving only 2 slots for Democrats then he does control it...
Might as well close it then because the GOP aren't going to protect any fucking consumers.
"You see, consumers are the product, and the manufacturers that produce them need compensation for their labor!"
Oh goody! Your kids get to have lead in their toys again. That will do wonders for the population of poors.
And asbestos, which Trump has publicly claimed is not dangerous.
Let's give him a nice fluffy coat made of salamander fur.
Salamander fur is an archaic term for asbestos. I want everyone around him to suffer from mesothelioma, Trump would probably just drop dead from it.
"Absolutely, boss. Right away."