Source: The UnPopulist
by Andy Craig
“Limits on the president’s power to remove top officials have mostly fallen away. Cabinet secretaries have long served at the president’s pleasure. In June, the Supreme Court extended that rule to most independent agencies. … The confirmation vote is now the main point at which the Senate has a say over who exercises executive power, and Democrats should use all of it. That means taking the Constitution at its word. The text does not merely require the Senate’s consent to the president’s appointments. It gives the Senate two jobs: advice and consent. Consent is the up-or-down vote on a nominee. Advice is counsel, and nothing in the Constitution limits it to a verdict on a choice already made. It can include signaling to the president in advance whom senators would accept. For most offices, the Senate has let that half of the job lapse.” (11/09/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/democrats-should-do-whats-necessary