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LimitedSwimmer t1_j8eyce3 wrote

Reply to comment by dmcnaughton1 in Biden fires Architect of the Capitol after calls for his resignation by Picture-unrelated

Nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate I looked and didn't see anything clear cut but would think misconduct gives a lot of leeway.

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dmcnaughton1 t1_j8eykcp wrote

Ah, that makes sense. If nominated by the President then they can be fired at will. SCOTUS opinion on that dates back to Andrew Jackson. No way to legislatively protect a presidential appointment from being fired.

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avatoin t1_j8gu9d4 wrote

IIRC, this doesn't apply to committee type positions like the FTC. If it's a single position then he can fire, but Congress can protect committees/councils.

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