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   Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 05:35:15 JST Laffy

   He also said he wouldn’t resign.

   REPORTER: Do you believe the president has the power to fire or demote you?

   JEROME POWELL: Not permitted under the law

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 05:35:14 JST Warner Crocker

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     @GottaLaff Please forgive my cyncial laughter, but “under the law?”

     Seriously.

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     Joe Hill 🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇦 (joe_hill@union.place)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 06:53:00 JST Joe Hill 🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇦

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     • Warner Crocker

     @WarnerCrocker @GottaLaff
     It’s so sad that it’s come to that.

     As I posted somewhere the other day:
     The “Rule of Law” is an agreement. For it to mean anything, both sides need to comply.

     When one side refuses, and the other side refuses to hold them to account, it’s nothing more than “a fart in a hurricane,” as a friend used to say.