if one steps back, he has one essential obligation, to take care that the laws are faithfully exculted. well, that obligation is a constitutional obligation. and that obligation requires, of course, that he be given some help. peter is here looking very pensively. you know, i can recall those wonderful days during the reagan administration when he had that look, you know you were to get to work. and so i will get down to business. the fact of the matter is is that i think the people of the united states, if they were quizzed about the meaning of those provisions, would say oh, we see what they mean. yes. they're our principle officers and inferior officers. the principle officers need to be appointed with the participation of the senate. the inferior officers do not. and the office -- the offices other than those provided for in the constitution are determined by the legislation. and, yes, oh, yes, there's a provision that makes much sense. you know, you're not going to be there all of the time. joseph story said, look, there's really only two choices here. either the senate is going t