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by anthm1988 2312 days ago
> There's nothing in the Constitution that says the Senate has to have a good reason to withhold that consent.

The constitution is a deeply flawed document that relies on the acceptance of norms and generally good actors. Absent that you end up with a wannabe dictator like Trump acting basically unchallenged.

> and they can even remove him from office with a Senate supermajority.

an act made much harder when the executive flouts subpoenas.