So almost 100 years ago the court decided a case called Humphreys Executor. Humphreys executor actually 91 years ago the court concluded that The President cannot fire a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission [according to Humphrey's Executor]. And the Federal Trade Commission was set up as a so called independent agency. It was an agency with three commissioners appointed by the President confirmed by the Senate from … (03:48–03:58)
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Asserts that Humphrey's Executor decision limits presidential power to fire FTC commissioners.
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