HugeBob
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION
hugebob23456
Plaintiff
v.
The Commonwealth
Defendant
COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:
Defendant has, on multiple occasions, in disregard of the laws regulating executive power, placed people into executive office without the consent of Congress. This is a fundamental danger to the balance of power in the Federal Government, as these restrictions were expressly put in place in response to previous administrations evading the confirmation process with "Acting" Secretaries. These actions are unlawful and if the Congress will not step up to defend the public from these abuses of power, it is incumbent on the citizens to file a lawsuit to plea for intervention from the Courts. If the Courts fail to stop these violations of law, I am certain that the current administration, as well as future administrations, will continue to ignore this law.
I. PARTIES
1. The Commonwealth
2. hugebob23456
II. FACTS
1. The Constitution (link) uses the following language in the definition of Secretaries: "Secretaries & Executive Officers are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate"
2. The Executive Standards Act (link) codifies the following: "(1) Any person which holds roles functionally equivalent to a department Secretary must be approved by the Congress. This includes “Acting” Secretaries."
3. Defendant has installed an Acting Secretary of the Department of State without Senate confirmation. (Exhibit A)
4. Defendant had previously installed an Acting Secretary of the Department of Justice without Senate confirmation. (Exhibit B)
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. These appointments are expressly forbidden from being made, and therefore the Courts must immediately reverse them.
2. The Acting Secretary of the Department of Justice was later formally nominated and confirmed by the Senate, therefore it would be unreasonable to request their removal from office, however the public and future presidents must be made aware that these actions were unlawful.
3. Testimony from the author of the Cabinet Approval Act (Exhibit C), which later became apart of the Executive Standards Act, clearly states the intention of the original text of the bill.
IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. The current Acting Secretary of the DOS be removed from their position until formally nominated and confirmed by the appropriate bodies within Congress.
2. A public statement in #government-announcements which pings @politics explaining that the Government violated the law when it installed Acting Secretaries without Congressional approval.
V. EVIDENCE
Exhibit A: Acting DOS Secretary Link
Exhibit B: Acting DOJ Secretary Link
Exhibit C: hugebob23456: "During the 2nd Congress, President Endeavour made many appointments to Executive office without receiving Congressional approval under the guise of their roles being temporary. Some of these officers served for an uncomfortably long period of time, and more Secretaries were being given informal 'Acting' titles than legitimate roles. I felt it was necessary to codify in law that everyone who holds the powers of the Secretaries, regardless of their official title, be confirmed by the Congress. This was originally meant to include Deputy Secretaries, who would have to be confirmed by Congress in the event that their Secretary takes a leave of absence, however this scenario was so uncommon that it was never properly enforced. The current actions are however clearly in violation of the law and common practice established by previous administrations. The law even expressly forbids the word 'Acting' as an example of a fake title that would require confirmation."
By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.
DATED: This 16th day of January 2022
CIVIL ACTION
hugebob23456
Plaintiff
v.
The Commonwealth
Defendant
COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:
Defendant has, on multiple occasions, in disregard of the laws regulating executive power, placed people into executive office without the consent of Congress. This is a fundamental danger to the balance of power in the Federal Government, as these restrictions were expressly put in place in response to previous administrations evading the confirmation process with "Acting" Secretaries. These actions are unlawful and if the Congress will not step up to defend the public from these abuses of power, it is incumbent on the citizens to file a lawsuit to plea for intervention from the Courts. If the Courts fail to stop these violations of law, I am certain that the current administration, as well as future administrations, will continue to ignore this law.
I. PARTIES
1. The Commonwealth
2. hugebob23456
II. FACTS
1. The Constitution (link) uses the following language in the definition of Secretaries: "Secretaries & Executive Officers are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate"
2. The Executive Standards Act (link) codifies the following: "(1) Any person which holds roles functionally equivalent to a department Secretary must be approved by the Congress. This includes “Acting” Secretaries."
3. Defendant has installed an Acting Secretary of the Department of State without Senate confirmation. (Exhibit A)
4. Defendant had previously installed an Acting Secretary of the Department of Justice without Senate confirmation. (Exhibit B)
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. These appointments are expressly forbidden from being made, and therefore the Courts must immediately reverse them.
2. The Acting Secretary of the Department of Justice was later formally nominated and confirmed by the Senate, therefore it would be unreasonable to request their removal from office, however the public and future presidents must be made aware that these actions were unlawful.
3. Testimony from the author of the Cabinet Approval Act (Exhibit C), which later became apart of the Executive Standards Act, clearly states the intention of the original text of the bill.
IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. The current Acting Secretary of the DOS be removed from their position until formally nominated and confirmed by the appropriate bodies within Congress.
2. A public statement in #government-announcements which pings @politics explaining that the Government violated the law when it installed Acting Secretaries without Congressional approval.
V. EVIDENCE
Exhibit A: Acting DOS Secretary Link
Exhibit B: Acting DOJ Secretary Link
Exhibit C: hugebob23456: "During the 2nd Congress, President Endeavour made many appointments to Executive office without receiving Congressional approval under the guise of their roles being temporary. Some of these officers served for an uncomfortably long period of time, and more Secretaries were being given informal 'Acting' titles than legitimate roles. I felt it was necessary to codify in law that everyone who holds the powers of the Secretaries, regardless of their official title, be confirmed by the Congress. This was originally meant to include Deputy Secretaries, who would have to be confirmed by Congress in the event that their Secretary takes a leave of absence, however this scenario was so uncommon that it was never properly enforced. The current actions are however clearly in violation of the law and common practice established by previous administrations. The law even expressly forbids the word 'Acting' as an example of a fake title that would require confirmation."
By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.
DATED: This 16th day of January 2022
