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Originally Posted by Robbie
I guess you never did well in school.
His "oath"? WTF? lol
He works for the President. The PRESIDENT works for "the people".
He and he alone was elected to his position in the Executive Branch. Nobody else in the Executive Branch is elected to their position. They are all "hired" by the President.
There is NOTHING in the Constitution about an "Attorney General". He is an employee of the Executive Branch.
He is the chief law enforcement officer in the Federal Govt.
Here is the actual history of the position of Attorney General since you can't be bothered with educating yourself:
"The Office of the Attorney General was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 (ch. 20, sec. 35, 1 Stat. 73, 92-93), as a one-person part-time position. The Act specified that the Attorney General was to be "learned in the law," with the duty "to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments."
Got it Rochard? He's an employee of the Executive Branch. That's why the President hires them AND can fire them.
The head of the FBI for instance...he reports to the Attorney General.
Drumpf can fire all of them if he wants to.
The guy that owns YNOT...he doesn't need to ask your boss for permission to fire you. He can do it himself if he wants to. You are an EMPLOYEE. Just like Sessions is.
IF the Attorney General was an elected position...then yes, you could say he "works for the people" and has an "oath" to the Constitution.
But it's not, and he doesn't.
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You are stunning Robbie. You accuse me of not doing any research, yet you don't seem to do any research yourself.
ALL members of the Federal Executive and Legislative Branch take an oath.
5 U.S. Code § 3331 - Oath of office
An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: ?I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.? This section does not affect other oaths required by law.
This is why the Attorney General was sworn in.
Jeff Sessions is not an employee. He is an appointed government official. The President does not "hire" the Attorney General, but instead nominates him, and then it has to be voted on by the Senate.
The Job of the Attorney General is to run the Justice Department. He is responsible for the "enforcement of the law and administration of justice". The Job of the Attorney General is not to protect or represent the President. The Attorney General does not give legal advice in personal matters of the President.