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Mitchell Robertson (2016, DPhil American History), holder of the Oxford-Urquhart-RAI (Rothermere American Institute) Graduate Scholarship聽at Univ, has just had an article on President Trump published聽in聽.
Mitch鈥檚 article examined the precedent for having temporary employees in President Trump’s as well as previous administrations and the challenge it makes to the Senate鈥檚 鈥渁dvise and consent鈥� function. He writes:
鈥淭rump 鈥� untutored in the ways of government and accustomed to the autonomy to hire and fire granted by the private sector 鈥� sees temporary appointees as a more efficient option that puts more power in his hands. They are quicker to make and do not require congressional oversight. And they seem to come at no cost to Trump鈥檚 agenda: With positions such as the Interior Department secretary and the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Trump can safely advance his deregulatory goals, weakening government oversight of the environment through these acting appointees.
鈥淏ut the use of acting appointments can also backfire, as President Richard M. Nixon learned more than four decades ago.鈥�
Mitch is in the first year of his DPhil, which focuses on 鈥渢he War on Poverty and the Nixon Administration鈥�, and recently had his first article published in the Australasian Journal of American Studies.
Mitch is also the International Students鈥� Officer for the WCR. He tweets .
Published: 22 January 2019
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