genuinely crazy to me how unitary executive advocates read the vesting clause as granting a huge scope of essentially royal "inherent" powers. one would think that if the framers intended to give the president royal authority, they would have just said so.
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
genuinely crazy to me how unitary executive advocates read the vesting clause as granting a huge scope of essentially royal "inherent" powers. one would think that if the framers intended to give the president royal authority, they would have just said so.
demisexual ppl be like: good news! our friendship is vesting and you are now eligible for benefits!
March 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
demisexual ppl be like: good news! our friendship is vesting and you are now eligible for benefits!
In his amicus brief on release of the special counsel report, Trump argues: “As the President-Elect and soon-to-be 47th President, President Trump has an interest in a smooth transition and efficacious vesting of executive power."
And irony is dead right there.
And irony is dead right there.
January 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In his amicus brief on release of the special counsel report, Trump argues: “As the President-Elect and soon-to-be 47th President, President Trump has an interest in a smooth transition and efficacious vesting of executive power."
And irony is dead right there.
And irony is dead right there.
Evergreen Roberts Court post.
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Evergreen Roberts Court post.
okay, now let's hear from people who don't have millions of dollars in tech company stocks still vesting
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
okay, now let's hear from people who don't have millions of dollars in tech company stocks still vesting
my crazy view is that the vesting clause mostly reflects one of the live debates during the convention, which was whether the executive would be a single person or some kind of executive council. that's it!
September 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
my crazy view is that the vesting clause mostly reflects one of the live debates during the convention, which was whether the executive would be a single person or some kind of executive council. that's it!
anyway good luck with the vesting, scumbags
March 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM
anyway good luck with the vesting, scumbags
July 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I was hoping Judge Kathleen Williams would mention Trump v. US for the principle that Trump is the govt and so can't be adverse to himself and she doesn't, but she does the same work by invoking Slaughter.
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![President Trump is Chief of the Executive Branch, see U.S. CONST. Art. II, § 1 (the
“Vesting Clause”), and the Vesting Clause is the bedrock of his authority over that branch
of government. Id. Specifically, the Vesting Clause states that “The executive Power shall
be vested in a President of the United States of America.” Id.; see also Free Enter. Fund
v. Public Co. Acct. Oversight Bd., 561 U.S. 477, 496–97 (2010) (“[T]he President ‘cannot
delegate ultimate responsibility or the active obligation to supervise that goes with it,’
because Article II ‘makes a single President responsible for the actions of the Executive
Branch.’”) (citing Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 712–13, (1997)); Seila Law LLC v.
CFPB, 591 U.S. 197, 213 (2020) (“The entire executive Power belongs to the President
alone.”) (citation and quotation marks omitted). Indeed, just recently, the Supreme Court
cited Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 133 (1926) as a “landmark decision” and
“perhaps our best word on the subject” of whether the President could remove
subordinates in government service at will. Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. __, slip op. at
16 (2026). Finding that he could, the majority ruled that “[s]ubordinates who exercise the
President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain
accountable to the President, and the President to the people.” Id. at 36. “[T]hese officers
exercise the President’s power, not their own, and thus must be responsible to him.” Id.
at 35 (emphasis in original).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreia6p4hqwsnxszwdzdnx573uvo2w5o6w2ky6ytkvjsvnz5ekcdr5su)
July 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I was hoping Judge Kathleen Williams would mention Trump v. US for the principle that Trump is the govt and so can't be adverse to himself and she doesn't, but she does the same work by invoking Slaughter.
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And also simultaneously read the Vesting Clause of Art. I as essentially meaningless, since apparently the executive can exercise those powers too
September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
And also simultaneously read the Vesting Clause of Art. I as essentially meaningless, since apparently the executive can exercise those powers too
Does the Article II Vesting Clause, as originally understood, include the power to bulldoze the White House? This Article is the first to…
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does the Article II Vesting Clause, as originally understood, include the power to bulldoze the White House? This Article is the first to…
I want to scream.
January 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I want to scream.
because Roberts conceptualizes the president as an elected monarch with quasi-sovereign powers that stem from the executive vesting clause!
May 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
because Roberts conceptualizes the president as an elected monarch with quasi-sovereign powers that stem from the executive vesting clause!
Tired of hearing AI founders suddenly voice concern for the technology after vesting millions of dollars’ worth in shares.
That’s not helpful now.
That’s not helpful now.
September 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Tired of hearing AI founders suddenly voice concern for the technology after vesting millions of dollars’ worth in shares.
That’s not helpful now.
That’s not helpful now.
If the vesting clause wipes out that possibility, that pushes in the direction of saying there can't be a legal controversy between the president and the government that will be represented by DOJ.
This isn't only about the vesting clause and unitary executive theory. Remember the pre-rump v US
5/
This isn't only about the vesting clause and unitary executive theory. Remember the pre-rump v US
5/
May 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If the vesting clause wipes out that possibility, that pushes in the direction of saying there can't be a legal controversy between the president and the government that will be represented by DOJ.
This isn't only about the vesting clause and unitary executive theory. Remember the pre-rump v US
5/
This isn't only about the vesting clause and unitary executive theory. Remember the pre-rump v US
5/
*LINDA YACCARINO SAYS SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AS CEO OF X
Did her vesting period end?
Did her vesting period end?
July 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
*LINDA YACCARINO SAYS SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AS CEO OF X
Did her vesting period end?
Did her vesting period end?
Maybe we should try electing some kind of larger body of people who can decide law and policy instead of vesting near-absolute power in one man, checked only at the extreme outer margins by his own party's judicial appointees.
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
September 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Maybe we should try electing some kind of larger body of people who can decide law and policy instead of vesting near-absolute power in one man, checked only at the extreme outer margins by his own party's judicial appointees.
HES GOT STOCK OPTIONS VESTING WORTH $5 FUCKING MILLION DOLLARS FROM [SHELL CORP TIED TO] SHEIN????? dawg this is a fucking bribe bsky.app/profile/drod...
His disclosure says they're shares starting to vest this week, so he's been employed by them or is current employed by them
February 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
HES GOT STOCK OPTIONS VESTING WORTH $5 FUCKING MILLION DOLLARS FROM [SHELL CORP TIED TO] SHEIN????? dawg this is a fucking bribe bsky.app/profile/drod...
Las fortificaciones de estrella con nieve son aún más bonitas. Naarden Vesting, Holanda Septentrional. Feliz Navidad.
December 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Las fortificaciones de estrella con nieve son aún más bonitas. Naarden Vesting, Holanda Septentrional. Feliz Navidad.
even if there were not vesting clauses the structure of the thing implies separation of powers!
October 23, 2024 at 12:46 PM
even if there were not vesting clauses the structure of the thing implies separation of powers!
yeah i mean proxy voting is fine but it seems like we should have a system for confirming the vesting of that power beyond another senator saying "he told me so"?
Seems bad? Sen. Boozman of Arkansas is now voting for Mitch McConnell, claiming that McConnell talked to him and gave him permission to cast his vote.
The photo on the article here is old, from before McConnell's crisis. No one's seen him. No reporters talked to him. But people are using his vote.
The photo on the article here is old, from before McConnell's crisis. No one's seen him. No reporters talked to him. But people are using his vote.
Mitch McConnell Is Voting, But He’s Still on Medical Leave
The Kentucky Republican broke ties on amendment votes “by proxy” on the farm bill Thursday.
www.notus.org
August 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM
yeah i mean proxy voting is fine but it seems like we should have a system for confirming the vesting of that power beyond another senator saying "he told me so"?
Our Director, Rachel Morley, visits one of our newest vesting: Coanwood Meeting House, Northumberland
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our Director, Rachel Morley, visits one of our newest vesting: Coanwood Meeting House, Northumberland
government employees including congress should get medicaid or medicare for their healthcare and a shitty 7-year vesting defined contribution plan and no other benefits.
April 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
government employees including congress should get medicaid or medicare for their healthcare and a shitty 7-year vesting defined contribution plan and no other benefits.
you see, the constitution is simply the vesting clause of article ii and everything else is a mere suggestion
March 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
you see, the constitution is simply the vesting clause of article ii and everything else is a mere suggestion
One of the finest Georgian churches in Wales, St Deiniol's, Worthenbury is our newest vesting.
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May 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
One of the finest Georgian churches in Wales, St Deiniol's, Worthenbury is our newest vesting.
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