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.
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