Brutal: Rep. Massie reams Jack Smith in congressional hearing. With no congressional authorization, what is Jack Smith doing as Special Counsel anyway?

American Thinker ^ | 06/06/2024 | Monica Showalter

[edwinland]

Inside the executive branch, with no involvement of the Judiciary or the Legislature. See Scalia’s brilliant dissenting opinion in Morrison v. Olsen:

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/487/654/

Note the court upheld the act but most people now agree with Scalia. And his dissent is the best explanation of the separation of powers ever penned.

The issue now is that Congress has passed laws telling the executive branch how to hire, fire and enforce the laws. (e.g. the Administrative Procedures Act). That’s why Trump couldn’t overturn DACA. In my opinion this situation is still unconstitutional, but be that as it may, apparently Garland didn’t follow all the steps in the law when he appointed the special prosecutor. I haven’t followed it closely enough to know what steps he (presumably intentionally) didn’t follow.

[chuckb87]

“Massie just OWNED that turd AG!”

No he didn’t. That turd knows the toilet isn’t going be flushed so he can keep on stinking up the place. Same shit, different day.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Inside the executive branch, with no involvement of the Judiciary

So, you’re saying that Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel was lawful and Rep. Massey was wrong to chastise him?

[Desron13]

"...what is Jack Smith doing as Special Counsel anyway?"

Well, That's simple. He's trying on that really tight fitting brown shirt and heavy jack boots for size. What could possibly go wrong?

[edwinland]

Maybe I should have written something like this, which would have clarified your misunderstanding?

The issue now is that Congress has passed laws telling the executive branch how to hire, fire and enforce the laws. (e.g. the Administrative Procedures Act). That’s why Trump couldn’t overturn DACA. In my opinion this situation is still unconstitutional, but be that as it may, apparently Garland didn’t follow all the steps in the law when he appointed the special prosecutor. I haven’t followed it closely enough to know what steps he (presumably intentionally) didn’t follow.