Billy_Kinetta
Paladin of the Lost Hour
- Mar 4, 2013
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So, you think the US Constitution gives the right to use DOJ to persecute his political opponents. Just how fucking stupid are you?The general rule, as stated by the Court, is that when any duty is cast by law upon the President, it may be exercised by him through the head of the appropriate department, whose acts, if performed within the law, thus become the President’s acts.
The President As Law Enforcer - United States Constitution
Nope, he has the authority to direct the DOJ to investigate possible violations of law. That the particulars happen to be opponents is irrelevant.
Now, post the pertinent text in the Constitution that limits his authority to do that.
"Nope, he has the authority to direct the DOJ to investigate possible violations of law. That the particulars happen to be opponents is irrelevant."
Wrong. It is completely unethical.
Says who?
Me, government lawyers who have tried for years to delineate this line, the House Ethics committee many times in the past....law enforcement officials...
How interesting. Since when do you, government lawyers, the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement officials decide the limits of constitutional presidential authority?
Whip out the paperwork.