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highplainsdem

(48,957 posts) Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:21 PM Nov 2020

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Trump's appointment of Christopher Miller as Acting Secretary of Defense is illegal.

The Senate-confirmed Deputy Secretary of Defense, David Norquist, was supposed to replace Esper.

And Trump wouldn't be able to appoint Miller as Secretary of Defense, rather than Acting Secretary, because Miller hasn't been out of the military long enough.

See the Twitter thread from Steve Vladeck starting here:

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Trump's appointment of Christopher Miller as Acting Secretary of Defense is illegal. (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 2020 OP

I guess I never truly saw a massive hissy fit before Rorey Nov 2020 #1

You forgot. trump is above the law. spanone Nov 2020 #2

Exactly. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #6

Quick! Call the Attorney General right away! He has to be notified of this! Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #3

Atty.Gen. billy dis-barr--ed told him to do it. trDump can do no wrong,... magicarpet Nov 2020 #5

Good, throw both of them in jail for breaking the law. Enterstageleft Nov 2020 #4

Rorey

(8,445 posts)

1. I guess I never truly saw a massive hissy fit before

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:24 PM

Nov 2020

I didn't think OrangeLoser could teach me anything. I was wrong.

spanone

(135,805 posts)

2. You forgot. trump is above the law.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:24 PM

Nov 2020

no sarcasm.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)

6. Exactly.

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 10:04 PM

Nov 2020

As he continues to prove, thanks to his millions of MAGAt enablers.

Midnight Writer

(21,737 posts)

3. Quick! Call the Attorney General right away! He has to be notified of this!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:25 PM

Nov 2020

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)

5. Atty.Gen. billy dis-barr--ed told him to do it. trDump can do no wrong,...

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 10:01 PM

Nov 2020

.. Unitary Executive and all ,... don't you know ?

Enterstageleft

(3,395 posts)

4. Good, throw both of them in jail for breaking the law.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:26 PM

Nov 2020

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