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To: Howlin
But the longer the Administration tarries in doing the job, the less credible the claim that it is all the fault of Clinton holdovers.

Tell us all EXACTLY how Bush goes about this; since you seem to be aware of some method that is not known to the rest of us for ridding the government of CAREER employees, do tell us how it's done.

No messing around now; post the EXACT procedure and laws/rules that allow Bush to fire ANYBODY he wants to from the administration.

The United States Constitution

Article II.

Section 1 The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years...he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Section 2

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices...He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section 3

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

He has the power, Howlin. The question is does he have the will. Oh, and he could start by replacing the heads of the FBI and the CIA.

218 posted on 06/20/2002 7:51:52 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Oh, that silly thing.
220 posted on 06/20/2002 7:57:01 AM PDT by Registered
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To: EternalVigilance
Nice dodge. How does he get around the CAREER employees? They have TENURE, you know.

Tell me how he fires people who cannot be fired.

222 posted on 06/20/2002 7:58:29 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: EternalVigilance
Unbelievable that some people actually believe that there is no way to get rid of people! If not for a good laugh, it boggles the mind. I'll tell you something, if the axe started dropping you'd see all of these underlings get right in line behind whoever took their place. Life can be made miserable on these people.
235 posted on 06/20/2002 8:16:38 AM PDT by Registered
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To: EternalVigilance
BTW, whatever happened to all those Clinton appointed U.S. Attorneys...apparently they are still hard at work!
237 posted on 06/20/2002 8:18:44 AM PDT by Registered
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