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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.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Dude I'm saying. She was honestly one of the most responsible choices for President I've ever seen, and I'm a goddamn anarchist. I hated voting for a cop on principle but I did it anyway because if your choices are a) an educated professional who's diplomatically respected and seems qualified to lead the executive branch, and b) whatever this fucking is, yes I'll take stability thank you.

I'm having to prep a detailed argument for my dad to disavow Trump because he's just so goddamn terrible in so many ways, how can I keep respecting a man who supports him? But I'll just get written off as victim to the woke mind virus like I'm being gaslit by every major news organization other than Fox. I'm serious, I've got like 50+ tabs open on my phone waiting to go into a document.

It's so distressing

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I've stopped talking politics with my parents. My dad and I argued for hours about the pull out from Afghanistan and he just couldn't see that the Taliban takeover was going to happen no matter what once US troops were gone. He was, and is, convinced it was all Bidens fault. Somehow Trump was gonna bomb the Taliban out of existence when no president had in 20yrs. Or at least keep them from taking over.