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> The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

Seems fine that the bureaucrats to whom executive power is delegated should be answerable to the executive.




They already are, via cabinet members and their deputies/undersecretaries. Those people are appointed by the president, but need to be confirmed by the Senate as a check on the president's power.

Trump is doing another end run around the confirmation process with his "liaisons".


Well, some of them are, indirectly. But there are also those allegedly independent agencies (which, although maybe not a bad idea, is probably unconstitutional—we don’t have a fourth branch).


Yeah this is a key tenant of the MAGA 2016 and 2024 campaigns: draining the swamp, fighting the deep state, etc.

How else is the executive supposed to align fed bureaucrats to his goals?


The unitary executive theory is hardly a maga invention.


Honestly didn't know it had a name, but didn't claim maga invented it. They did run on bringing the "deep state" into line with Trump.

It makes sense to me, as a worker bee, i know I have to do what the boss says




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