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McCain says fire SEC chair
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By the way, technically he cant be quote, fired. But Ill tell you, when Im president, if I want somebody to resign, they resign.
FAIL!
At last count, the Supreme Court, 2 circuit courts, at least 2 law professors, and a specialty law journal say that McCain is right that the SEC Chair CAN be fired for cause. Obviously, those who say he CAN'T be fired are wrong.
dogstar7 can't provide a cite because his cite is Keith "I play a legal eagle on TV" Olbermann. How I laughed.
"Members of the Commission, in turn, are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and subject to removal by the President for cause; its chairman is selected by and serves at the pleasure of the President." Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB (DC Cir. 2008).
dogstar7, give up. You're only making yourself look like an ignorant douchebag. Everyone from the courts to Professors Sunstein and Bainbridge say you are wrong.
You probably fail at life too. :)
Listen, it's useless for me to argue the fine points law with an auto parts counter attendant, Starbucks barrista, Wal*Mart 'associate' or whatever you do for a living.
Case law does not prove the legality of any act...in particular an act that HAS NOT HAPPENED...such as a future (and not to over-stress, unlikely) President John McCain firing SEC Chair Christopher Cox (who says he will step down in January, regardless).
I've never mentioned Obama in this exchange.
None of Sen. Obama's positions on anything at all have been cited by me as an argument for or against McCain on this issue.
It's unlikely any President will attempt to fire Cox...so this argument is moot on it's face.
It is even less likely that John McCain has the intestinal fortitude to CHARGE Chairman Cox with MALFEASANCE and force a unprecedented CONSTITUTIONAL SHOWDOWN...instead of simply SCAPEGOATING him for CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS!
I like how you're changing the subject from whether he CAN do so to whether he WILL do so. You fail.
And btw, POTUS can "charge" him with inefficiency. Malfeasance is not necessary. There will be no constitutional showdown, because this is not a constitutional matter. It is statutory law, and has nothing to do with the constitution. You idiot.
The future acts of abortion have not happened, but they are nevertheless legal under Roe. Likewise, the legal precedent that finds the removal of an SEC commissioner legal proves the legality of such an act in the future.
Do you have ANY idea at all of how the law works? I suggest you stop making a fool of yourself.