What’s so bad about Trump firing a bunch of people? Here’s what’s at stake

President Trump has gone on a firing spree, directing federal agencies to lay off more than 200,000 government workers.

Conservatives are arguing that the president is essentially the boss of the executive branch.

Christopher Wright Durocher , vice president of policy and program at the American Constitution Society , explains why it’s important for agencies to have some degree of independence.

Donald Trump is trying to rein in independent agencies like the FTC and the Federal Communications Commission .

The idea that our constitutional order could work without having somewhat permeable lines between those, he says, isn’t realistic, especially in a modern world.

The unitary executive theory is a creation of the late 1970s and early ’80s , not 1770s and 1780s .

The idea that the president could decide, “Well, sure, you just gave me the money, but I’m going to do whatever I want with it’s sort of a “deference for me, but not for thee” situation.

Vice President J.D. Vance tweeted that “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power”.