Summary
A federal court has ruled that Trump’s unprecedented firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox was illegal and ordered her reinstatement.
Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the President can’t terminate NLRB members at will, directly rebuking Trump’s self-image as a “king” or “dictator.” She state, “no one in our system of government was meant to be king – the President included – and not just in name only.”
Wilcox sued, arguing her removal violated labor law, leaving the board without a quorum needed to rule on cases. The White House defended the termination, claiming Wilcox was a “far-left appointee with no place in the Trump administration.”
Labor leaders condemned the move as undermining NLRB independence and halting federal labor law enforcement.
OK, so a judge ruled that Trump did something illegal.
Where are the consequences?
Very first thing in the article, dude.
That’s not a consequence, dude.
The real question is, will they let her take her job back or continue to block her in defiance of the courts.
Guess we’ll find out. Doubt it’ll be in the paper though.
The point is, what is the mechanism to enforce it? What is preventing the Administration from saying “We’re not gonna a reinstate her?”
This is the mechanism.
Indeed. The whole American “checks and balances” has turned out to be entirely based on good faith, and non-existant in practice. There are no actual repercussions, especially not when you own the judiciary and the legislature.
So, she shows up for work tomorrow and DOGE says “Sorry, you don’t work here anymore”. What can she do about it? Elon Musk and Donald Trump pay no heed to laws, why would they respect a court order?
I didn’t know dude. I’m not God.
I know. If you were, you could solve this Trump problem once and for all…
With pleasure, too
OK. Will she be reinstated?
Very first thing in the article, dude.
What’s supposed to happen and what will happen are not necessarily the same thing, especially with this administration.
If we get to the President flagrantly defying the Judicary, we’ll have something called a “constitutional crisis” on our hands, where pretty much anything and everything is thrown onto the table. Then, the battle for liberty truly begins
K. I have no control over that.
No, you don’t, but you also shouldn’t just assume that a court ruling is going to be followed.
So was it a rhetorical question originally, or…?
Pretty much