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Warpy

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22. Plus, he overstayed his welcome

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:19 AM

Nov 2020

Acting department heads have a finite term. His expired some time ago.

Dumdum preferred acting department heads so he could fire them at will. He was supposed to make permanent appointments who would then be either confirmed or rejected by the Senate. He didn't want to do that because either the acting head was unacceptable or he knew he would have to convince permanent heads to submit resignations instead of simply firing them.

It's just another example of how completely lawless this administration has been.

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Federal judge rules acting DHS head Chad Wolf unlawfully appointed, invalidates DACA suspension [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP

"The best lawyers." LOL! mobeau69 Nov 2020 #1

So Chad Wolf was not lawfully appointed? House of Roberts Nov 2020 #2

It's not just that Wolf was an "acting" person leftieNanner Nov 2020 #5

I think that's so in some cases with appointees... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #8

Plus, he overstayed his welcome Warpy Nov 2020 #22

Probably not kurtcagle Nov 2020 #10

Thank you for this very concise, and accurate description of the situation. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2020 #11

So ..... If Biden submits a name and Mitch refuses a vote can that person be an "Acting Head" ? groundloop Nov 2020 #14

I would like to repeat your question. murielm99 Nov 2020 #17

McConnell can still bottle up the works kurtcagle Nov 2020 #20

Generally speaking, no. onenote Nov 2020 #26

Almost nothing in the "probably not" post is correct. onenote Nov 2020 #23

Man, Trump is just hitting on all legal cylinders right now underpants Nov 2020 #3

:) Wonderful news for so many. I love Judge Garaufis, whoever he or she is. Hortensis Nov 2020 #4

He's a character:Garaufis served nine years as counsel to Queens Borough President Claire Shulman Ford_Prefect Nov 2020 #21

Since my search last night, some things have moved up on Hortensis Nov 2020 #25

Can he now be prosecuted Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 #6

Aren't they all unlawfully appointed? C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #7

No. The Homeland Security situation differs from most. onenote Nov 2020 #24

"I'm sorry, but I've hit the drinking part of the day." BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #9

Tremendous news! klook Nov 2020 #12

K and R. warmfeet Nov 2020 #13

The really sad part is that much damage probably has already been done. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #15

Can we take this to mean that any order, directive, or executive action taken by Wolf Ford_Prefect Nov 2020 #16

I hit the drinking part of the day murielm99 Nov 2020 #18

I'd have loved to have been in the White House when Trump heard that. bet his face matched ... marble falls Nov 2020 #19