To the editor:
Trump is going to the Supreme Court to argue for his right to fire people without saying why.
Either Trump couldn’t find any professional reason to fire his Special Counsel, or he wants this legal speed bump to go away forevermore. Most likely both.
Already the White House has taken away Congress’ exclusive powers to make “all laws” and to make revenue appropriations. Congress, and thus the people, held both those powers from the beginning until Trump waltzed into the White House on Jan. 20.
Trump’s attorneys argue that the district court’s decision to uphold the personnel requirement to “show cause” is an “unprecedented assault on the separation of powers.” (“Trump administration … in first Supreme Court appeal,” CNN, 2-16-25)
However, challenging Trump’s totalitarian power is the opposite of an assault. It is simply using some pepper spray to stop a predator in his tracks.
The only power left that Trump has not usurped from the people’s three branches of government is the Court’s power to decide if the President is out of line. It is widely expected he will ignore the Supreme Court and steal even that power away if it decides against him.
Kimball Shinkoskey
Utah
