She did that before she was sworn in to look like she was not transfered from her current position but technically it was a fransfer,she didn't resign before she got that job.
She did that before she was sworn in to look like she was not transfered from her current position but technically it was a fransfer,she didn't resign before she got that job.
Mahmoud 10 years ago
The appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be indep ... read full comment
The appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be independent and impartial in discharge of their duties. If the president were to have substantive powers in their appointment, that would ultimately compromise the independence and impartiality that is required of them implicitly or explicitly. They are not in the category of his ministers or those in the executive branch where he has complete hire and fire powers under the constitution, and they are not expected to be independent of the president's decisions. Also, they leave office when the president leaves but the judiciary and the EC chairperson will remain after the president's term of office expires.
The issue is not the president being subservient to the judiciary or the council of state as some are trying to portray; the measures put in place are critical checks and balances to prevent the executive from dominating every branch of government in the system, which if allowed to happen by given the president substantive powers to appoint and fire members of the other branches, the situation could easily metamorphose into autocracy now or in the future. For instance, who will impeach or judge the president if he over steps his constitutional powers or commits a crime? It will definitely be the judiciary. And who will act as a referee between him and other political players during elections? It will surely be the EC. So the president cannot be allowed under the constitution to substantively appoint them.
She did that before she was sworn in to look like she was not transfered from her current position but technically it was a fransfer,she didn't resign before she got that job.
The appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be indep ...
read full comment