alt Hacker News“Independent” agencies have always been a distinction within the executive branch, not a distinction from thr executive branch, so while arguably true on its face, your statement is also a strawman.
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CGMthrowaway • yesterday at 7:26 PM
> “Independent” agencies have always been a distinction within the executive branch
The common use of the expression "fourth branch of government" to describe independent agencies belies your assertion here.
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> have always been a distinction within the executive branch
“Always” is doing heavy lifting here. Independent agencies were a paradigm shift under FDR. We’re presumably seeing a shift away from that paradigm.