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The Framers Had a Plan to Protect Us From Elon Musk
“If Trump gets away with doing this, we’re going back to the 18th century.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/elon-musk-appointments-clause-doge/
"Multiple challenges to #Musk & the actions of his #DOGE allege his vast authority violates the #AppointmentsClause, one of the #Constitutions key anti-corruption measures... which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing #jobs & #authority to unaccountable allies"
#ElonMusk #Corruption #Coup #Trump #USPol #News #USA #US![Text from article:
While this drama is spilling out in the press, it’s legally relevant. Multiple challenges to Musk and the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency allege his vast authority violates the Appointments Clause, one of the Constitutions key anti-corruption measures. Under this clause, which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing jobs and authority to unaccountable allies, any officer of the United States must be formally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Moreover, such appointees must fill a role created by Congress. Musk’s exercise of vast authority, at least four lawsuits allege, is unconstitutional, as he was neither confirmed by the Senate nor is he serving in any role Congress created. “You don’t have to stretch the text very far to see that there is a problem under [the Appointments Clause in] Article Two,” says Jed Shugerman, a law professor and historian at Boston University School of Law.](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/600/786430 "Text from article:
While this drama is spilling out in the press, it’s legally relevant. Multiple challenges to Musk and the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency allege his vast authority violates the Appointments Clause, one of the Constitutions key anti-corruption measures. Under this clause, which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing jobs and authority to unaccountable allies, any officer of the United States must be formally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Moreover, such appointees must fill a role created by Congress. Musk’s exercise of vast authority, at least four lawsuits allege, is unconstitutional, as he was neither confirmed by the Senate nor is he serving in any role Congress created. “You don’t have to stretch the text very far to see that there is a problem under [the Appointments Clause in] Article Two,” says Jed Shugerman, a law professor and historian at Boston University School of Law.")
“If Trump gets away with doing this, we’re going back to the 18th century.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/elon-musk-appointments-clause-doge/
"Multiple challenges to #Musk & the actions of his #DOGE allege his vast authority violates the #AppointmentsClause, one of the #Constitutions key anti-corruption measures... which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing #jobs & #authority to unaccountable allies"
#ElonMusk #Corruption #Coup #Trump #USPol #News #USA #US
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While this drama is spilling out in the press, it’s legally relevant. Multiple challenges to Musk and the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency allege his vast authority violates the Appointments Clause, one of the Constitutions key anti-corruption measures. Under this clause, which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing jobs and authority to unaccountable allies, any officer of the United States must be formally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Moreover, such appointees must fill a role created by Congress. Musk’s exercise of vast authority, at least four lawsuits allege, is unconstitutional, as he was neither confirmed by the Senate nor is he serving in any role Congress created. “You don’t have to stretch the text very far to see that there is a problem under [the Appointments Clause in] Article Two,” says Jed Shugerman, a law professor and historian at Boston University School of Law.](https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/186/560/211/863/334/original/3791a9e3abf0cc81.png "Text from article:
While this drama is spilling out in the press, it’s legally relevant. Multiple challenges to Musk and the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency allege his vast authority violates the Appointments Clause, one of the Constitutions key anti-corruption measures. Under this clause, which the framers crafted to prevent the kingly practice of handing jobs and authority to unaccountable allies, any officer of the United States must be formally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Moreover, such appointees must fill a role created by Congress. Musk’s exercise of vast authority, at least four lawsuits allege, is unconstitutional, as he was neither confirmed by the Senate nor is he serving in any role Congress created. “You don’t have to stretch the text very far to see that there is a problem under [the Appointments Clause in] Article Two,” says Jed Shugerman, a law professor and historian at Boston University School of Law.")
The framers had a plan to protect us from Elon Musk
“If Trump gets away with doing this, we're going back to the 18th century.”Mother Jones
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home https://www.byteseu.com/699789/ #Ahmed(AbuMohammadAlJolani)(1982) #AlShara #AppointmentsAndExecutiveChanges #Assad #BasharAl #Conflicts #constitutions #DamascusSyria #PoliticsAndGovernment #Syria
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, was expected to address the public for the first time since his rebel coalition seized power almo…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)