Non-sequitar

[cilla4progress]

Why is it that the FBI Director and others "serve at the pleasure of the president," yet they are supposed to be loyal to the country NOT the president? Seems counter intuitive to me.

[brush]

1. Sounds just about right to me.

[MedusaX]

2. Theoretically, the president is supposed to be loyal to the constitution/country

'Serving at the pleasure of the president' simply means that the president has the power to hire/fire the holder of said position...

The standard "given" expectation is that all candidates would be equally loyal to the constitution/country...
So the president is just choosing who he thinks will do the best job ...


Since both the president & his 'chosen' position holders are expected to be loyal to the country/constitution ...
not to a government official

A decent respectable president would never appoint someone who might even consider putting party or president above the constitution...

[democratisphere]

3. We are now living in a failed democracy. When we get past this drumpf disaster,

it will be time to go back to the drawing board and attempt to put together a new and improved democracy. There can not be a political party that supports and protects criminals.