Is Trump About To Be Able To Say, 'You're Fired' To A Lot More People?
The president is limited in who he can fire in the federal government, but if Brett Kavanaugh becomes Supreme Court justice, Trump will have someone who believes in broad power of the executive.
There are about 2 million people who work in the federal government. Despite being in charge of the executive branch, the president is limited in the people he can unilaterally fire.
But could that all be about to change?
In Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump has nominated someone to the Supreme Court who, like he, believes in an expansive view of presidential power.
Could the president hire and fire civil servants at will, for example? That question is at the heart of a concept that likely will come up often at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings this fall.
Trump has sought to exercise a
