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FBaggins

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14. THIS House indeed "still sucks"

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 12:53 PM

Sep 2016

- but we don't interpret Constitutional powers based on who currently holds the office.

The Congress in general (and more relevantly the House in particular) is the branch of government that is most answerable to the people. They should have the power to check the Executive Branch. Everyone within the Executive that has the power to exercise some executive power is essentially an extension of the President... and Congress has the power to remove the President.

They created the position and required that appointments to it be confirmed by the Senate. That puts it firmly within their impeachment powers even by the tightest interpretation of who constitutes an "officer".

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How can the House impeach the IRS chief? [View all] Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 OP

Article II, Section 4 atreides1 Sep 2016 #1

Is he an officer or an employee? Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #8

He is without question an officer FBaggins Sep 2016 #11

Then I guess that makes sense. Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #13

THIS House indeed "still sucks" FBaggins Sep 2016 #14

Yep. The actual definition lies elsewhere in the Constitution.... Xithras Sep 2016 #15

Congres has SOME authority over ALL executive-branch positions FBaggins Sep 2016 #2

Impeachment is the purview of the House. Conviction and removal belongs to the Senate. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #3

Of course you're correct. I had it exactly backwards FBaggins Sep 2016 #5

I understood what you were going for. I just wanted to offer a Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #17

No they don't. They think they do but executive employees Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #9

Repeating a claim doesn't make it more believable. FBaggins Sep 2016 #10

GS and SES employees under the executive branxh Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #12

The House issues an order of impeachment, The Senate holds the trial. CK_John Sep 2016 #4

I a wondering how they can impeach for "issues" that occurred prior to his tenure? etherealtruth Sep 2016 #6

How can they do it? It beats working gratuitous Sep 2016 #7

they're just marking time barbtries Sep 2016 #16

If he was smart, he would refer tax fraud charges against the Trump Foundation.. farmbo Sep 2016 #18