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"A federal judge in Montana has ordered William Perry Pendley, the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, to leave the position after finding that he had served unlawfully as acting director for 424 days," Maria Cramer reports for The New York Times. He was also barred from using any authority to make decisions about federal lands.
The ruling hits at a core tactic of President Trump, who prefers to appoint directors in a temporary capacity so they don't have to be confirmed by the Senate and are more beholden to Trump for their jobs. Trump so appointed Pendley in July 2019. He nominated Pendley to fill the position permanently in July, but withdrew the nomination soon afterward, Cramer reports.
However, even after Pendley's name was withdrawn over concerns that he might hurt Republicans in tight Senate races out West, Pendley continued to run the BLM. That is unconstitutional, the judge ruled.
from The Rural Blog https://ift.tt/3ii1mCA Acting BLM director has served unlawfully for over a year, federal judge rules - Entrepreneur Generations
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