[snugs]

The problem you have is though especially after January with dem congress that a new minister has to get confirmed whereas in Britain the encumbent goes and the new appointee takes up the reigns immediately sometimes within hours or even minutes of the announcement.

So I would think that a Cabinet official would only be asked to resign if there were serious conflicts especially now.

[GretchenM]

I think our founders were so unsure of what to do with a chief executive and power that they put into the Constitution that the Senate had to confirm those into office who would advise the president officially. It has probably saved us from a lot of unworthy, unqualified cronies and crooks being on the payroll when less-than-honorable presidents were in office, but in many ways it's a pain nevertheless.