Trump v. Slaughter · ¶28

In opting for one President, however, the Framers did not opt for the President to work alone. They knew (as our first President would write) that it would be “impossib[le]” for just “one man . . . to perform all the great business of the State.” 30 Writings of George Washington 334 (J. Fitzpatrick ed. 1939). So they anticipated that Congress would “institut[e] the great Departments” and allow the President to “appoint[] officers therein, to assist [him] in discharging the duties of his trust.” Ibid. As James Wilson explained at the Convention, “there can be no good Executive without a responsible appointment of officers to execute.” 2 Farrand’s Records 538–539.

slip opinion, revised 7/07/26
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