Posted on 06/21/2018 9:15:52 PM PDT by Kozy
“Lucia took his case to the District of Columbia appeals court and didn’t win. So he went to the Supreme Court, using a different approach. He claimed that administrative law judges used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are “officers” of the government under the Constitution’s appointments clause, rather than employees as the agency claimed.”
Mueller and his merry witch hunters may now have no legal standing. By this ruling has the SCOTUS invalidated Mueller’s appointment? if so, there is no there there. What a great way to start summer.
It won’t end Mueller’s “investigation”, because it his “investigation” not based upon the law. It is 100% political and operating outside the law.
Ergo, no legal decision can put an end to it.
I read the entire article. Maybe I’m dense, but I failed to connect anything in the article to Mueller.
Very interesting! Another interesting outcome is that these “officers” must be appointed by POTUS which means that President Trump can fire them at will. One more cut on the deep state.
You’re not dense. The OP posted a fake title.
The SC should also rule that Mueller gets the crap knocked out of him for good measure.
The mods have fixed the misleading thread title.
“I read the entire article. Maybe I’m dense, but I failed to connect anything in the article to Mueller.”
The Supreme Court’s decision could back the argument that a special counsel must be nominated by the president and then confirmation by Congress, which was not done. This means an argument could be made for the Supreme Court to invalidate the special counsel law and the current special counsel because he was neither nominated by the president nor confirmed by the Senate.
Good news.
Oh that's rich.
I guess anything to the right of Daniel Ortega's Supreme Court of Nicaragua is "conservative" to the San Diego Reader.
I wish SCOTUS would rule that Mueller can no longer wear that rubber, John Kerry Halloween mask so Americans can finally see who he is and what he looks like.
OK, thanks!
Saw it. That is rich isn’t it. When is a 7-2 ruling conservative? I think Mueller’s days are numbered. We can hope.
“Mueller and his merry witch hunters may now have no legal standing. “
Mueller is not a judge.
The exact same logic was used when Obamacare come to the Supreme court. Obama admitted it was a tax and tax bills must originate in the House according to the old constitution we used to use.
The Supremes simply said, “yeah, it’s an unconstitutional tax after all, but that’s cool with us”.
You’re right however Mueller has tobe appointed by the president not an officer of the court.
Good news.
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It’s good news, indeed. And you’re right ... if a lowly SEC ALJ is considered to necessarily fall under the Constitution’s Appointments clause, than a “Special Counsel” who presumes to have the authority to name Acting Assistant United States Attorneys to work for him sure as Hell falls under the Appointments Clause. And surprise, surprise, surprise... Mueller was not appointed by the President. Interesting times!
Tell him that.
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