house Bill H.R. 531
Should the President Only Be Able to Fire the FBI Director for Good Cause?
Argument in favor
President Trump’s politically motivated firing of James Comey was a clear abuse of presidential power. This bill is needed to ensure that FBI Directors are able to carry out their jobs without the threat of political blowback or being fired.
02/15/2019
The FBI is not a political football to be tossed around on a presidential whim.
02/15/2019
Yes, but the “good cause” is awfully ambiguous. It must be written out specifically. Presidents are servants, not kings.
02/15/2019
OMG. This is even a question? I don't think he should have the power to fire him, just like he cannot fire a legislator! Our President should not have dictatorial power. STOP THIS IDIOT! What he did to Comey and McCabe should be CONSIDERED TREASONOUS! Especially, in that he was trying to protect himself and his cronies. He stole the election and has tried to cover it up. HE MUST BE DEEMED AN ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT!
FYI, a group backed by Vegas billionaire, casino owner, and great friend of orange pig, Sheldon Adelson, recently lobbied the Justice Dept. to reinterpret online gambling rules - for his benefit. Whitaker, as acting AG and orange pig’s front man, did just this for him in January! The orange pig chose to change the rules to benefit Sheldon, for personal reasons. He is, obviously, using the FBI for his and his friends’ personal gain. This is downright unlawful and MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY!
Argument opposed
President Trump was within his rights as president to fire James Comey. There’s no good reason to constrain presidential power vis-a-vis the FBI Director — he or she serves at the whim of the president, just like many other presidential appointees.
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02/15/2019
I am of the opinion that Congress needs to enact legislation taking back its' powers and responsibilities from the Executive Branch and re-balancing the powers of the 3 branches of government!!!!!
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02/15/2019
Our current president should not be making executive orders on anything
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02/15/2019
I think the FBI is so corrupt that the whole lot of them need to be fired & replaced...
The FBI is not a political football to be tossed around on a presidential whim.
I am of the opinion that Congress needs to enact legislation taking back its' powers and responsibilities from the Executive Branch and re-balancing the powers of the 3 branches of government!!!!!
Yes, but the “good cause” is awfully ambiguous. It must be written out specifically. Presidents are servants, not kings.
OMG. This is even a question? I don't think he should have the power to fire him, just like he cannot fire a legislator! Our President should not have dictatorial power. STOP THIS IDIOT! What he did to Comey and McCabe should be CONSIDERED TREASONOUS! Especially, in that he was trying to protect himself and his cronies. He stole the election and has tried to cover it up. HE MUST BE DEEMED AN ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT!
FYI, a group backed by Vegas billionaire, casino owner, and great friend of orange pig, Sheldon Adelson, recently lobbied the Justice Dept. to reinterpret online gambling rules - for his benefit. Whitaker, as acting AG and orange pig’s front man, did just this for him in January! The orange pig chose to change the rules to benefit Sheldon, for personal reasons. He is, obviously, using the FBI for his and his friends’ personal gain. This is downright unlawful and MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY!
Our current president should not be making executive orders on anything
I think the FBI is so corrupt that the whole lot of them need to be fired & replaced...
This bill prevents abuse of executive power. If the Congress is required to confirm a nominee, they should be required to fire one.
The president did fire him for cause. Don’t you remember when you dems wanted Comeys head for reopening the Clinton investigation? Hypocrites.
A CEO of any corp has the right to fire at will, with the exception of Montana who protects workers from being fired without probable cause. I don't care what people say when they have no knowledge that the" United States of America" IS a CORP like any other. On top of this fact, the firing of Comey was based on treasonous actions and should have been fired long before President Trump.
It’s in the powers of the president to fire them for any reason really so....🤷🏼♂️ and in the case of Comey it was for good reason!!! It’s not an abuse of power by the executive branch or the president.
The FBI Director works at the behest of the President. The President is the Commander in Chief and no matter how much the left wants to neuter him, they will not be able to do it. Eric Holder once said he is President Obama’s Wing Man. Why didn’t the left file lawsuits against that? Why wasn’t the press beating down Obama’s door demanding an explanation. Because these idiots have Trump derangement syndrome and will do anything to get him out of office. No one held treasonous Obama responsible for the Trillions of $$$ he took from the government for shovel ready jobs that never happened?? They have no accountability for their treachery!! Time to leave this man alone to do the job he was hired to do by the majority of this country. And yes, I say majority, because I have seen democrats cheat first hand at the polls. Even to the point of democratic poll workers wearing big buttons saying “Vote Democrat” openly. Until I loudly called them out. They are criminal, & I can only pray our new AG does the job weak & feckless Sessions was afraid to do!! Put their asses in prison!!
No because that’s subjective. The president should be able to fire the FBI director if he can’t preform his job duties.
YES! And now that the Supreme Court has been filled with Republican picks, they damn well better not be able to weigh in on it. TRUMP SAID WHY HE DID IT ON LIVE TV WITH MILLIONS WATCHING! WHY HE & HIS FREAK SHOW OF AN ADMINISTRATION IS STILL IN PLACE DRIVES ME CRAZY. HE, HIS FAMILY, HIS CAMPAIGN, HIS FOUNDATION, HIS UNIVERSITY, HIS TRUMP TOWER DOWN THE STREET FROM THE CONGRESS ARE ALL COMPLICIT. LOCK HIM UP ALREADY.
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The FBI DIRECTOR SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT.
AS SUCH HE MAY BE FIRED AS SUCH.
President Clinton fired FBI Director William Sessions on 19 July 1993, one day before Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster, a longtime associate of the Clintons, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
What's False.......
There is nothing inherently suspicious about the coincidental timing of Sessions's firing and Vince Foster's death (which was determined to be a suicide).
The president did fire him for cause. Don’t you remember when you dems wanted Comeys head for reopening the Clinton investigation? Hypocrites.
President Trump was within his rights as president to fire James Comey. There’s no good reason to constrain presidential power vis-a-vis the FBI Director — he or she serves at the whim of the president, just like many other presidential appointees.
SneakyPete.......... 🤔🤔🤔. 2*15*19.....
You cannot keep firing people you do not like. It costs the taxpayers and all of the related employees and staff immensely. Congress should be the only entity that can fire an FBI director.
This question is actually self-defeating. The president fired Comey FOR CAUSE. Comey is a known corrupt political tool of the Clinton’s. He was also handled by Barack Obama via Loretta Lynch. His leadership of the FBI spawned such corrupt upper level types as Ohr, McCabe, Strzok, et al. Proposing a law limiting the president’s ability to dismiss personnel who are employed “at the will” of the executive branch, handcuffs an efficient and lawfully run government. In other words, an employee who is openly hostile to the White House cannot be fired even though his or her actions are detrimental to the United States. As soon as a democrat controlled congress and White House occupant prevail, this law would be rescinded on January 21st of their ascendancy.