Subject: Re: The Coup Underway and Call to Americans
BHM persists: "I simply believe The President has a right to designate agents to act on his authority..."

No one disputes that. The issue is about what those agents are legally permitted to do. - Mr F

Agree.

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It isn't up to the President to grant them security clearance - Mr F

Actually I think granting and revoking security clearances is within his authority.

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or grant them the power to freeze disbursements authorized by Congress. - Mr F

I would put it this way, "The President cannot delegate authorities that he himself does not possess."

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This is not (yet) the Roman Empire.

Give the man a break, today is just the end of his second week in office. It's been real busy but he will get around to it. I hope he brings back the Colosseum but with bigger and more spectacular battles than the Romans. It will be the best Colosseum ever.