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To: Okeydoker

I made the statutory argument here, nearly a year ago:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3560542/posts

Steve Calebresi makes the constitutional argument here:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3654997/posts


22 posted on 05/18/2018 9:52:32 AM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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To: Meet the New Boss

So in other words, there is no statute requiring special counsels to be confirmed, only your belief that they should be.

But as the discussion you cited clearly showed, among other things, the US Supreme Court has previously ruled that Special Counsel appointees are inferior officers of the govt and do not requires Senate confirmation. And in fact no one is publicly claiming that they are not.

Of all the legitimate criticism of the current special counsel, of which there is considerable amount, the least persuasive is that the law requires him to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate, notwithstanding your belief that that is the case.


29 posted on 05/18/2018 10:09:32 AM PDT by Okeydoker
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