Dear John, 

The Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, led by Dr. John Eastman, has just filed an amicus brief defending President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority to remove defiant or ineffective members of the Federal Trade Commission.

The case—Trump v. Slaughter—asks the Supreme Court to overturn a 1935 precedent that limits the President’s power to hold unelected officials accountable. Our brief calls for restoring the Founders’ vision of a unitary executive, where all officers of the executive branch answer ultimately to the President—and through him, to the people.

This principle goes to the heart of self-government. When independent agencies operate beyond presidential oversight, they escape the consent of the governed. By reaffirming the President’s removal authority, the Court has an opportunity to restore a constitutional chain of accountability that reaches from the executive branch back to the citizens themselves.

“Trump v. Slaughter presents the Court with an opportunity to reaffirm the Founders’ vision that all executive officers ultimately answer to the President—and, through him, to the people.”

—CCJ Founding Director Dr. John Eastman

By advancing arguments like these, the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence works to restore the Founders’ design of a limited, but  accountable government.

Stand with us today so we can continue to bring these constitutional arguments before the highest court in the land.