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Nevernose

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22. Head of the CFPB gave his notice

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 11:58 PM

Nov 2017

Which, under every scrap of American law that I've ever heard of, doesn't go into effect until he his notice says he's quit. I.e., two weeks notice is just that: notice.

Trump's Office of Legal Council, working under the direction of Sessions, decided that wasn't accurate.

Last week the head of the CFPB gave his two weeks' notice. Friday, a week before his resignation, he appointed an assistant/deputy. Sneaky, but totally legal.

The 2010 law says that the CFPB gets to appoint the first deputy, and that the first deputy is automatically promoted to be acting director when the sitting director left (probably done because the ATF hasn't had a director since roughly 1066 AD).

Trump's Office of Legal Council has made up a bunch of bullshit, citing a 1998 law. It's clearly bullshit. Painfully obvious bullshit. Malpractice-worthy bullshit. Goes against precedent, common sense, the general & specific rules, and the law itself: both the 1998 law cited and the 2010 revision.

But with Gorsuch, who knows what will happen?

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Excellent dalton99a Nov 2017 #1

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LOL! You are right! CurtEastPoint Nov 2017 #25

RESIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Takket Nov 2017 #6

Excellent move. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #7

Front lines of the battle. nolabear Nov 2017 #8

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Cool move.......n/t Upthevibe Nov 2017 #23

Im honestly not sure what that means Nevernose Nov 2017 #24

I think she meant to reply to the OP about Ms English's move Demit Nov 2017 #26

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