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Neil Averitt commentary: The president can fire the FTC chair at will – how’s that for control? (FTCWatch)

( May 19, 2023, 14:00 GMT | Comment) -- Constitutional defenses based on the separation of powers have become something of an antitrust fad, but they aren’t necessarily a winner. The president cannot fire a commissioner of the FTC, but he can replace the agency chairman. This makes the Federal Trade Commission more nearly a part of the executive branch for the purposes of constitutional analysis and will make it harder to challenge the agency structure.The following article appeared in the May 16 issue of FTCWatch. For more information on FTCWatch, including getting access to its exclusive content, please go to ftcwatch.com....

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