State of Maryland asks judge to declare Rosenstein acting AG

[Androidpk]

The state contends that Whitaker was unlawfully named acting attorney general, and so he has no authority to respond to their lawsuit.

The state seeks a preliminary injunction that prevents the federal government from responding to the suit while Whitaker appears as acting attorney general. Instead, Maryland requests a declaration that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is the acting attorney general.

[Tgo01]

So are you in favor of a judicial takeover of the executive branch or what?

[Fortybox]

subpoena subpoena!!!

[Neveragain]

What’s Trump’s authority for superseding the AG Succession statute? He’s undoubtedly invoking the Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (VRA), which provides (5 U.S.C. § 3345(a)(3)) that the President “may direct an officer or employee of [an] Executive agency to perform the functions and duties of [a] vacant office,” provided that the officer or employee has served, for at least 90 days during the year before the vacancy, in a position for which the pay is at least the level of GS-15—a criterion that Matthew Whitaker satisfies.

[Neveragain]

History of the VRA:

The legislation was introduced in the US Senate on June 16, 1998 as S. 2176 of the 105th Congress. The sponsor of the bill was Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, then chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. Cloture was not invoked to have a final vote on this bill in the Senate. The division was mainly on partisan lines with mostly Republicans in support of the bill. The cloture vote failed on September 28, 1998 by a margin of 53-38. West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd was the only Democrat voting in favor of closing debate.[5]

No action was seen in the House on this bill, however the legislation was added to the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (H.R. 4328), which finished the appropriations process for Congress for Fiscal Year 1999. The omnibus bill passed the House of Representatives on October 20, 1998 by a vote of 333–95.[6] It then passed the Senate the following day on October 21, 1998 by a vote of 65–29.[7] President Clinton signed the bill the same day

[Wrathbringer]

The state contends that Whitaker was unlawfully named acting attorney general, and so he has no authority to respond to their lawsuit.

The state seeks a preliminary injunction that prevents the federal government from responding to the suit while Whitaker appears as acting attorney general. Instead, Maryland requests a declaration that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is the acting attorney general.

Yeah but where are those death threats?

[Androidpk]

There's also this hot mess:


"Federal Trade Commission filed a civil suit against this World Patent Marketing, describing it as 'an invention-promotion scam that has bilked thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars.' Among its alleged victims are many disabled American veterans. Now, the company is facing possible criminal scrutiny from the FBI, all while one of the company’s top officials is running the Justice Department."

[Neveragain]

Whitaker was not named among the defendants in the case against the firm.

Your source: The guardian

Party endorsed: Liberal democrats

Maybe use Mother Jones as a source too.

[Wrathbringer]

There's also this hot mess:


"Federal Trade Commission filed a civil suit against this World Patent Marketing, describing it as 'an invention-promotion scam that has bilked thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars.' Among its alleged victims are many disabled American veterans. Now, the company is facing possible criminal scrutiny from the FBI, all while one of the company’s top officials is running the Justice Department."

Death threats death threats

[Neveragain]

Rich white liberal woman who pretends to be an American Indian, totally OK and gets reelected by Democrats.

Dude who is not involved in a case = evil scumbag

Signed ~ Todays Democrat party