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Written by Matt Blaze on 2025-02-01 at 02:39

Disclaimer: I am not a constitutional scholar, but I still harbor a quaint belief in the rule of law and stuff.

I don't see how Musk can operate in his current role without Senate confirmation. The appointments clause requires any principal officer of the United States (who exercises "significant authority") to be confirmed first. And if locking agency heads out of their own systems isn't "significant authority", I don't know what could be.

Sigh.

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Written by Matt Blaze on 2025-02-01 at 02:50

I know there's probably little in practice that can be done about this, given the state of congress and the courts right now. And, yes, this is perhaps not the most outrageous of the many assaults against norms and values being committed right now.

But it's an example of how the damage being done goes beyond merely just bad policies, and involves foundational democratic institutions being dismantled.

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Written by Chester Wisniewski on 2025-02-01 at 02:52

@mattblaze Must be a good time to own a bar in DuPont Circle?

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