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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues
to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
https://www.aol.com/president-donald-trump-fires-librarian-011948843.html
newdeal2
(4,775 posts)In case it wasnt obvious, heres what the MAGA instigators said:
tavernier
(14,266 posts)who could use a job. The more stoned they are the easier they can be manipulated. Kennedy and Piro, prime examples.
eppur_se_muova
(40,966 posts)Does Anus Orange have any authority to fire someone from that position ?
(a) In general
The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Term of service
The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
(c) Reappointment
An individual appointed to the position of Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).
(d) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after November 5, 2015.
( Pub. L. 11486, §2, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675 .)
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section136-1&num=0&edition=prelim
Igel
(37,359 posts)And Trump is pushing it to SCOTUS. Hard and fast.
SCOTUS has been less bumblebee and more gnat. Duck like a bumblebee and sting like something that doesn't want to engage.
If executive authority is invested in the President, what does that mean? Some? 18.3%? 50%? 91.9%? 100%?
If 100%, does that mean the ability to hire means the ability to fire? Oh, wait, I've heard claims that's been adjudicated.
Given that Congress has powers far broader than those that wrote the Constitution ever intended, how to apportion those powers? Some are judicial, some intrude on states, some are executive. But if Congress establishes an executive power with a subservient judicial portion ... Is that Article I, II, III ... I know, it's Article Ii, i imaginary.
Yeah, complex plane and all that.
Dunno. I can preach and pontificate ... But asked, way back when, if I wanted to be a minister my response was "hell, no!" I'll preach Newton, Maxwell, de Broglie, Feynman, quantum indeterminacy/entanglement and Hubble tension and soul = meat ... and even LRDs ... But not this.
As for SCOTUS, in the past the attitude was that SCOTUS = what the law is.
Flip red/blue, don't wanna say, "They say what the law is, as long as I agree." Not, at least, examining--closely, over days, without outside preaching--what their reasoning is. Now, if only MSM would say "reasoning" and not "results."
I like process, not results. Fix the process if you don't like the results; don't trash the process, if reasoned and reasonable, if the results suck.
Initech
(107,423 posts)I'd rather just fire him instead, nothing of value would be lost there!