Quote (thundercock @ 6 Sep 2018 02:08)
It is of upmost importance that this administration official, and any other official that abides by this policy, resign immediately. You can't have unelected officials implementing policy against the wishes of the President because that is clearly unconstitutional. This is borderline seditious behavior and it cannot stand. While I appreciate the fact that they are being pragmatic about the situation, we are a nation of laws and Trump was democratically elected. We can't evolve as a democracy unless we take full responsibility for our collective decisions. The American people deserve to see Trump's policies in action so they can make an informed decision in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
In my opinion, Congress needs to open an investigation into the administration and remove every single person who engaged in subverting the President. I expect the following to happen: Secret Service will perform an internal investigation of White House staff and there will be mass firings/resignations in mid-October. This may rally Trump's base and could significantly change the dynamics of the 2018 elections which is why he'll wait for another 5 weeks. Ryan and McConnell won't do anything until after the election because they are already in a precarious situation and don't want to rock the boat.
Isn't the burden on the President to decide who works in his administration?
Also, these folks swore a duty to country, not to the President.
Is there any case for sedition here? I'm not familiar enough with the matter, but it appears that could be a difficult case to make.
But I agree that members of the executive branch that purposely subvert the chief executive should resign. Their role is to help enforce and execute existing law, not judge what they deem is good for the country.