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Supreme Court Puts Independent Agencies at Risk
In the ruling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it’s clear that most of the justices believe in a strongly unitary executive.
So much for its independence?
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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On rare occasions, the Supreme Court answers the most fundamental questions, going to the very heart of our constitutional system. In striking down the independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the court today did exactly that.
Since the founding itself — and with mounting intensity over the 40 years — the United States has been divided over two visions of the Constitution.