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To: alphabeta; The Pack Knight

IIRC, the tradition is for presidents to fire all US attorneys upon taking power. Trump reappointed Obama’s choice. Yet another mistake in a long line of mistakes because he got bad advice. Obama’s US attorneys have obstructed him and actively gone after him throughout his 4 years. It’s amazing how his dismissal of some of these people was framed by the media and the Democrats as indicative of a hankering for dictatorship. This also happened under Dubya. My impression is that the Dems are projecting their goals upon the GOP. Which is why I have repeatedly said that a Gracchi moment may be coming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracchi#Aftermath


https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/meet-us-attorney
[Billy J. Williams has been the U.S. Attorney and the chief federal law enforcement official in Oregon since May 2015. Williams was re-appointed by President Donald J. Trump on November 17, 2017 to serve a four-year term. He was confirmed by the senate on March 7, 2018 and his presidential commission was signed on March 13, 2018.]


60 posted on 01/08/2021 6:51:37 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Yes, US Attorneys are political appointees and it is no more unusual for an incoming President to replace them than to replace his cabinet. Except when a Republican does it, then they’re supposed to be independent civil servants or something.


82 posted on 01/08/2021 7:42:02 PM PST by The Pack Knight
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To: Zhang Fei

Also, it should be noted that prior to the Pendleton Act in 1883, virtually ALL federal employees were political appointees and were replaced by new Presidents with their own supporters under the patronage system. So if a position is not part of the civil service protected by the Pendleton Act, there is no reason for a President not to view it as fair game to fill with his own guy.


88 posted on 01/08/2021 8:33:25 PM PST by The Pack Knight
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