Posted on 10/31/2019 10:35:37 AM PDT by rintintin
Republican senators are warning President Donald Trump that he cannot legally appoint immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
The White House and DHS lawyers, however, are continuing to work on a controversial end run around a federal law that prohibits Cuccinelli from serving as an acting secretary. It would likely face an immediate court challenge as well as the ire of members of his own party.
“The White House would be well advised to consult with the Senate and senators before they take any decisive action that might be embarrassing to Mr. Cuccinelli or to the White House itself,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who called the attempt to fill the top role at the department without Senate confirmations a “concern.”
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Sooo many repubs are LIBERAL a-holes, there is your problem.
YOU IDIOTIC REPUBLICANTS...you need to be DEfeated be cause you are STUPID,
sorry. sometimes I go over board when a simple explanation will do.
Pres. Trump also got a court win when he was allowed to appoint Mulvaney as acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Should be interesting.
That was easier on my brain. lol. Thanks. :)
I see your point.......I always thought that LAWYERS making LAWS to make their living easier if they went back as an attorney in private life to defend or dispute the laws they made.......I hate them all......(except for maybe 10 or 15) in the whole Congress........grrrrrr
For positions that require senate approval, you can only appoint as acting leads people who were previously confirmed for a position, which Ken was not.
Trump should just nominate him and let the senate reject him if that is what they will do. He shouldn’t do an end-run around the confirmation process, instead he should use it in his campaign.
He can recess appoint him, cant he?
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