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Thursday, May 02, 2024

No Advice and Consent

A convention of American politics is that new presidents get their Cabinet picks and other executive appointees confirmed. Every so often a person is rejected, but that's rare. But let's try out a thought experiment.

Suppose President X is elected. The Senate is controlled by the other party. They refuse to confirm any executive appointments unless and until certain demands are met. The new President is thus stuck with holdovers from the prior Administration or civil servants. This would effectively remove the President's removal power of his subordinates and make him far weaker. Yet this is constitutional--the Senate is not required to confirm anybody. 

Posted by Gerard Magliocca on May 2, 2024 at 07:35 AM | Permalink

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