(04-10-2019, 01:55 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(04-10-2019, 11:17 AM)mikesez Wrote: Each of the actions you attribute to Democrats were taken at the state or local level.
State and local level can't change border policy or work visa policy.
Saying, "now that you're here and paying sales and property taxes, I will offer these services to you" is probably not wise, but it doesn't necessarily imply, "I wanted you to come and I want everyone to come."

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Tearing down a wall also doesn't necessarily translate to an open border policy.

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I think the gap in our understanding boils down to, I say Trump demanded the resignation, you say it was freely offered.
Let's leave that aside.
Does the President have the authority to fire the DHS secretary for any reason or no reason?

Resignation letter: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/07/politics/...index.html

Your reading comprehension is severly lacking. I will say again...the Secretary of DHS is an at-will employee. When applicable, this means they can be let go for both any reason or for no reasonat all. They may also be impeached (more of that pesky congressional oversight). In addition, they can walk at anytime. She was not hired nor was she fired by the POTUS. You seem to wrongly equate hiring and firing as boss specific. Not the case in government and nearly equally reflected in the business world.

I didn't miss it the first time. I know what at-will means.  I'm glad you said it again.  You're at least in touch with reality on those points.

Where you jump on the train to crazy town is where you say that the person who can fire her for any reason or no reason isn't her boss.  That's nuts. The President is her boss.  But she also has to follow the law and answer questions from Congress if asked.  Guess what: both of us also have to follow the law and answer questions from Congress if asked! I have a boss who can fire me, and you probably do too.  We are the same as her, except her boss is the President.

The issue here is most likely that the President has asked her to do her job in a way that she doesn't feel is lawful.  He has demanded her resignation so he can find someone who doesn't think his orders are unlawful, or doesn't care.  Or maybe you're right, maybe she went through the pain of a Senate confirmation just to give up and leave public service after just 17 months.  Guess what: most people in her position write their resignation letters without mentioning whether they were asked to leave.  The letter on its own proves nothing.  She will be more free to speak once she actually steps down.

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