in the myers case, justin louis brandeis, another great hero, except brandeis' hero is thomas jefferson, he dissent and says the point of the constitution is liberty, not efficiency and it's designed to prevercht the president from being an autocrat. brandeis thought the congress should be able to protect executive officials from being fired and the u.s. supreme court embraced brandeis' view. host: wasn't it brandeis that said sunlight is the best disinfectant? guest: absolutely. a great hero of transparency. host: on the hiring side, we were talking about this week in doge and there was a caller earlier that said that elon musk was never confirmed by the senate, that he should be confirmed, that what he is doing is illegal of the when does the advise and concept role apply and should it apply to an agency within the white house like doge? guest: a crucial question that will likely be tested before the courts and the constitution gives the president power to appoint what are called inferior officers. inferior officers do -- host: they probably don't like that term. guest: nor did lower

in the myers case, justin louis brandeis, another great hero, except brandeis' hero is thomas jeffersonhe dissent and says the point of the constitution is liberty, not efficiency and it's designed to prevercht the president from being an autocrat. brandeis thought the congress should be able to protect executive officials from being fired and the u.s. supreme court embraced brandeis' view. host: wasn't it brandeis that said sunlight is the best disinfectant? guest: absolutely. a great hero of transparency. host: on the hiring side, we were talking about this week in doge and there was a caller earlier that said that elon musk was never confirmed by the senate, that he should be confirmed, that what he is doing is illegal of the when does the advise and concept role apply and should it apply to an agency within the white house like doge? guest: a crucial question that will likely be tested before the courts and the constitution gives the president power to appoint what are called inferior officers. inferior officers do -- host: they probably don't like that term. guest: nor did lower co

in the myers case, justin louis brandeis, another great hero, except brandeis' hero is thomas jeffersonsent and says the point of the constitution is liberty, not efficiency and it's designed to prevercht the president from being an autocrat. brandeis thought the congress should be able to protect executive officials from being fired and the u.s. supreme court embraced brandeis' view. host: wasn't it brandeis that said sunlight is the best disinfectant? guest: absolutely. a great hero of transparency. host: on the hiring side, we were talking about this week in doge and there was a caller earlier that said that elon musk was never confirmed by the senate, that he should be confirmed, that what he is doing is illegal of the when does the advise and concept role apply and should it apply to an agency within the white house like doge? guest: a crucial question that will likely be tested before the courts and the constitution gives the president power to appoint what are called inferior officers. inferior officers do -- host: they probably don't like that term. guest: nor did lower court ju

louis deserves nothing less. on a solemn note, rest in peace, berkeley, missouri, mayor. in his fierce passion for his community. happy birthday, jordan sanders and justin tatum, former basketball star and father of st. louis-born and bred nba champion, jayson tatum. boston, you are welcome. finally, a very special, and i won't say the number because i don't think she wants to, but -- wants me to, but a very special birthday to my mother, sharon gardner, our matriarch, the primary reason that i rise in these halls so that i can rise before you today. happy birthday, mom. thank you and i yield back. ... the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. subramanyam, for five minutes. mr. subramanyam: mr. speaker, our founding fathers had a pretty clear principle when it came to corruption. thomas jefferson, a fellow virginian, warned of the fate of our country of corruption prevailed. he said the time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall gotten hold of us. it is bettory keep the wolf out of the fold than trust drawn his teeth antlions after he entered. in our world and government and governments around