This is it, the Holy Grail for Republicans. The Supreme Court's conservative majority today will pretend to weigh whether to kill the concept of independent federal agencies that are supposed to operate at arm’s length from the president. Via NBC News:

In a significant case on the structure of the federal government, the conservative-majority court is hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump had the authority to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission regardless of a law enacted by Congress to insulate the agency from political pressures.

The court has already signaled, with strong opposition from the three liberal justices, that Trump is likely to win the case by allowing the Democratic-appointed commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, to be removed from office while th

See Full Page