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« on: April 23, 2017, 05:48:41 PM »
Lets say if Bill Clinton wanted to appoint Hillary to a cabinet position could he have done that or is that not allowed .
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2017, 06:01:40 PM »
Nope
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2017, 06:02:41 PM »
Not allowed. (Can't appoint the First Lady to be U.N. Ambassador either. Sorry House of Cards).
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2017, 06:04:05 PM »
Quote from: SteveRogers on April 23, 2017, 06:02:41 PM
Not allowed. (Can't appoint the First Lady to be U.N. Ambassador either. Sorry House of Cards).

Edit: Though the Trump administration has of course made a dubious finding that the law does not prevent the President from appointing family members to White House staff positions.
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2017, 06:12:50 PM »
So was the law passed after the RFK appointment because he was JFK brother and he was Part of the cabinet
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2017, 06:15:21 PM »
Quote from: Old School Republican on April 23, 2017, 06:12:50 PM
So was the law passed after the RFK appointment because he was JFK brother and he was Part of the cabinet
Yes, just as the 22nd Amendment was passed in response to FDR.
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2017, 07:50:57 AM »
You also can't appoint someone as SecDef if they've been in the military in the last 7 years. He probably could have gotten a waiver for her through Congress if there were enough Senate votes to confirm.
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2017, 09:34:22 AM »
They don't need to be - See Edith Wilson.
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2017, 09:42:22 AM »
How about if the First Lady and the President aren't actually married?
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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2017, 11:23:09 AM »
Quote from: RI on April 24, 2017, 09:42:22 AM
How about if the First Lady and the President aren't actually married?
Ivanka can't officially be in the Cabinet.
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