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"We cannot ignore the importance that the Constitution places on who creates a federal office." - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
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The Constitution sets forth how an office may be created and how it may be filled. The default manner for appointing “Officers of the United States” is nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate. The limitation on the President’s power to create offices grew out of the Founders’ experience with the English monarchy.