Attorney General Reform: Court Appointment

Overview:

We can remove the Attorney General from the President’s power by having the courts appoint them.

See the general discussion of why this is possible by Statute.

We should interpret the phrase "Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers… in the Courts of Law…" from the US Constitution, Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 to mean all the courts, not just the Supreme Court.

Note that regular attorneys who appear before judges in any court are considered agents of the court. They must have permission to practice in front of the court and can be removed by the court. In this way it makes logical sense to use the Courts to appoint those who perform the duties of the Attorney General, whether as an individual or as a Board.

The Attorney General has been an exception to this, and that’s allowed because they do not practice in front of the court, but have their attorneys do so.

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