Wiener v. U.S. (1958)

[Okla-homey]

the opinion was written by Justice Frankfurter.

That's Supreme Court comedy gold people.

[soonerbrat]

no background? no story? no pictures?

i'm so disappointed.

*sigh*

[Okla-homey]

no background? no story? no pictures?

i'm so disappointed.

*sigh*

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5139/wiener0yb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Weiner was a Federal Trade Commissioner who's term was unexpired. When Ike became president, he wanted to replace guys like Wiener who had been appointed by a president from the other party and tried to fire him in order to replace him with one of his guys. This "winner takes all" system had been the custom for a long time so Ike wasn't just being a jerk or anything.

In this case, Wiener sued in federal court to keep his job and the Supreme Court ruled the President couldn't fire an appointee within a federal department to a gig like Wiener had just because he was appointed by a president from the other party. Instead, the prez would have to have "good cause" to fire the guy -- you know, the guy had to be a scumbag or something.

Ike was steamed at Wiener, but Justice Frankfurter said Wiener could tell Ike to kiss his buns.

IOW, the case stands for the proposition that a newly elected prez can't just go around firing appointees just to replace them with his "own men."

[soonerbrat]

thanks :)

i knew i could count on you!

[Jerk]

I heard Wiener won BIG

[Okla-homey]

I heard Wiener won BIG


Wiener really smoked Ike who underestimated Wiener's ability to cut the mustard.

[Howzit]

There's a gay marriage/bun joke in there somewhere...

[1stTimeCaller]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

it's right there

[GottaHavePride]

If I could fark, there would be a powdered wig on Tim Curry's head right now.

[TUSooner]

Don't you just relish these kinds of cases?

[Mjcpr]

Wow, it's late.

I'll ketchup on this thread later.