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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAfter November Biden should replace Garland
and I wouldn't want any move now to interfere with the election.
It's one thing for the AG to be nonpartisan, it's another to try this hard to look non partisan by appointing partisan attorneys to look into the President and his family.
The AG is not the President's lawyer, but he serves at his pleasure and should reflect his priorities.
dalton99a
(81,941 posts)SheilaAnn
(9,745 posts)Demsrule86
(69,001 posts)the Trumper fix that report and make it accurate. That guy should never never been appointed in this matter.
catrose
(5,086 posts)yliza
(75 posts)But sadly we are living in interesting times and I believe he is not up to the challenge.
dchill
(38,687 posts)Never appoint someone who would have been fine during normal times. As long as there are Republicans - or ANY racist apologist anti-democratic political parties - we won't have really normal times. Endit.
Vadem
(2,596 posts)Mr. Evil
(2,883 posts)That would be the most awesome thing that could happen! Talk about innumerable MAGAt heads exploding in unison! It would be a glorious day.
Scrivener7
(51,145 posts)Vadem
(2,596 posts)leftieNanner
(15,223 posts)After November.
TeamProg
(6,533 posts)AverageOldGuy
(1,591 posts)Should never have appointed him.
tritsofme
(17,515 posts)DFW
(54,684 posts)It is highly unusual for a cabinet member to remain at the post for more than four years.
Although I highly doubt she'd want it, I'd beam with delight at seeing Hillary Clinton take the AG's post for Biden's second term. I'd bet that Clarence Thomas's resignation would come within 48 hours of Garland's.
dchill
(38,687 posts)...is that quick on his feet! But I'm with you philosophically.
Emile
(23,574 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,398 posts)I hope he doesn't make keeping him the worst decision of his second.
Scrivener7
(51,145 posts)Mr. Sparkle
(2,970 posts)It's failure after failure from him, he never ceases to disappoint. He will go down in history as a closet republican or incompetent boob
Marcuse
(7,594 posts)Obama knew any nominee was DOA anyway so he forced the reliably cynical GOP to stonewall Garland, against whom it had no plausible non partisan objection, without a Senate hearing.
[link:https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624467256/what-happened-with-merrick-garland-in-2016-and-why-it-matters-now|
dchill
(38,687 posts)... alteration to your source's statement: 63-year-old Federalist!
SocialDemocrat61
(781 posts)but I believe it is a tradition for all cabinet members to submit a letter of resignation before the second term. Then the President can decide whos to accept and whos to reject.
tritsofme
(17,515 posts)But it is quite rare for cabinet officials to stay on a full 8 years.
SocialDemocrat61
(781 posts)By Ann Compton
There is an unwritten tradition in Washington that cabinet secretaries all submit pro forma letters of resignation at the end of a first term for a re-elected president, but apparently it doesn't really work that way.
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/11/do-cabinet-secretaries-get-the-boot-at-terms-end
Greybnk48
(10,190 posts)to try and make President Biden look weak or bad.
The press in the room with Biden looked and acted like a pack of rabid dogs.
mountain grammy
(26,722 posts)TeamProg
(6,533 posts)Response to edhopper (Original post)
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Xipe Totec
(43,909 posts)Ol' Mitch might have done this country a favor.
LeftInTX
(26,065 posts)He showed poor judgement by appointing Hur. That doesn't mean Garland is full blown heritage foundation Trumper.
Xipe Totec
(43,909 posts)The fact that Gorsuch is bad doesn't automatically make Garland good.
LeftInTX
(26,065 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,909 posts)BaronChocula
(1,686 posts)with propriety, appearances, and meticulous judgment he would resign now.
Rebl2
(13,706 posts)done it sooner, but I know that looks like meddling in places Biden must stay out of.