Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Trump fires <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> commissioners, presaging big <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> shifts<br>Remaining <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> don't like the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/noncompete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noncompete</span></a> clause ban, or some <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a><br>Is this legal? 1935 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> case, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HumphreysExecutor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumphreysExecutor</span></a> v. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, may come into play here. Court ruled FTC commissioners could be removed for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." The first two could be twisted to apply to anyone the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> doesn't like or want.<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/trump_ftc_fired/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/03/19/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp_ftc_fired/</span></a></p>