Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won’t Leave

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/trump-fires-head-of-fec-but-ellen-weintraub-won-t-leave?embedded-checkout=true

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  2. “Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness”

    -Mahatma Gandhi

  6. This and her reply was the best news of the week. Absolute masterclass in effective public service.

    Also the title is misleading but I will correct it for you: ” Head of Federal Election Panel brushes off politically -motivated attempts to fire her illegally”. You’re welcome.

  7. You know I was about to make some mid ass comment about dems “attaching the balls now”, but then I was reminded of a quote…

    “Why do people say, ‘Grow some balls’? Balls are weak and sensitive.

    If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina. Those things really take a pounding!”

    -The late great Betty White

    Rise up, ladies. And if the men are ready, grow a vagina and stand your fucking ground.

    Edit: Forgot to attribute the quote to the GOAT. Rest in peace young lady.

  9. More of this, please. I’d like to see all illegally fired officials push back like this.

  10. This feels like a matter of incompetence in his administration.. like his people don’t know how anything works so someone drafted up the letter and he signed it

  11. Yeah, see, he can’t just fire her. There is a process that must be followed to remove these people which trump is attempting to circumvent. He is not a king and does not have the authority he seems to believe he does. Dude needs an education into the working of the US government. And to be in prison.

  12. This woman is the kind of everyday hero we need right now. People simply stating NO. We will not simply leave our government job. DOGE is not the government so does not have authority to fire me!!

  13. I guess I need to learn about the federal election panel.

  14. I hate these headlines. Every one of them should have been “Trump defies legal process to try and fire X, but since the order is illegal they remain in office”.

  16. You go, Ellen Weintraub.

    Damn the man, save the empire.

    Mixing up my references but do not go gentle into that quiet night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

  17. THIS is the way. Donald Trump is a fascist, most or all of his cronies are fascists. You don’t enable fascists, you fight them. She’s brave to fulfill her duty in the face of merciless cruelty.

  20. These election results need to be fucking investigated. He’s attacking anyone who could pull the alarm bell preemptively. That’s a guilty man right there.

  22. We need more of this. Our government needs the same fire that she seems to have if we have any chance.

  23. Trump thinks this his reality tv show
    ‘Your fired’
    Loser

  27. This woman knows her job and stands up to the man-child bully

  29. *There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners — this isn’t it.*

    —Ellen Weintraub

  30. BRAVA, she has more balls than the men in donvicts cabinet.

  31. I’m glad to see that some of the government employees are starting to push back against this purge.

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