I still don't understand how the Repulsives can fire state commissioners

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3. They're not fired.

They're simply not approved. In the state constitution, it reads, "…with the advice and consent of the senate he may appoint notaries public and other officers provided by law." That includes the commissioners. And they're often either confirmed right away, routinely, or the senate sits on the confirmation vote because there's no deadline to confirm. They use it as a tool, as the Republicans did here.

This is unusual but not unprecedented. When the DFL controlled the senate, it refused to confirm a couple of Pawlenty commissioners .

Presidential cabinet members also require consent of the senate.