Relevant to this discussion, here are four former FCC commissioners talking about what the supreme court decision means for future FCCs:
Court Ruling Could Reshape FCC Into One-Party Agency.
Former FCC officials say a Supreme Court decision allowing Presidents to remove commissioners could fundamentally reshape the FCC, potentially ending its bipartisan tradition. During an MMTC symposium Thursday, panelists predictedwww.insideradio.com
It's funny to me how the republican fears all the potential changes a democratic president could do. But in another article, a legal expert says all the new powers the court has given this president could easily be reversed and taken away by the very same court.
John Roberts laid a trap to spring on the next president he dislikes: legal experts
Legal experts warned that a recent ruling from the Supreme Court is a trap for future presidents disliked by Chief Justice John Roberts.During an episode of Slate's Amicus podcast, the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which lets Trump fire the heads of independent federal...www.rawstory.com
I agree with both articles. The current conservative majority, believing that past Supreme Court decisions have been partisan favoring Democrats, are determined to "reverse" that trend. There have been calls from some progressive circles that the next Democratic president should "pack" the U.S. Supreme Court to make sure this doesn't happen, but I highly doubt that the U.S. Senate, even one controlled by Democrats, would go along with that idea.
With regard to the FCC, the next Democratic administration will most likely try to get rid of Carr but keep Olivia Trust. (I hope I remembered how to spell her name correctly.) While she has voted with Carr on most issues, she has not gone out of her way to inflame the opposition as Carr has.