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Bluetus

(252 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:13 PM Nov 14

Every President is entitled to a cabinet ...

of his own choosing, consisting of people he has confidence in. The founders fully appreciated that and in their wisdom decided that this must not be an arbitrary, unlimited power, but instead must meet the collective wisdom of the Senate. Article 2, Section 2 says:

[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to ... appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.


This will be a moment of truth for the Republicans in the Senate.

* Of course, the President can choose an AG, but not one who is a sex offender and has practiced law only two years in his entire life.

* Of course, the President can choose a Director of National Intelligence who shares his philosophies, but he can't have an SNI who is effectively a Russian agent and could never get a security clearance in any normal administration.

* Of course, the President can choose a director of Health and Human Services, but not one who has no training whatsoever in any aspect of health, actively agitates against life-saving vaccines, and willingly spreads wild conspiracy theories that kill people.

* Of course, the President can choose a Secretary of Education, but not one whose only real claim to fame is giving a hand job in public.

We must put the maximum pressure on the Senate to do their job, just as the founders instructed them. Public hearings for every last one of them.


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Every President is entitled to a cabinet ... (Original Post) Bluetus Nov 14 OP
It should be called the Toilet Cabinet. Dave Bowman Nov 14 #1
He hasn't nominated Boebert...yet underpants Nov 14 #2
It will be best for us if she is in the House stirring up the shit as usual Bluetus Nov 14 #3

underpants

(187,107 posts)
2. He hasn't nominated Boebert...yet
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:30 PM
Nov 14

Scalise and Johnson already are trying to stop him from nominating House members. The count right now is 218-211 with 6 undecided. Gaetz quit and he’s tapped 2 other House members for positions. Depending on how the last 6 turn out they can’t have hardly any defections or absences on votes.

Bluetus

(252 posts)
3. It will be best for us if she is in the House stirring up the shit as usual
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:36 PM
Nov 14

In the last session, there were always several dozen GOP House members who wouldn't go along with anything. I don't suppose it would be hard for Johnson to line up 100% support for billionaire tax cuts. But for any other substantive legislation, that looks pretty unlikely.

One thing that will be interesting is to see how many (if any) Republicans get courage now that Trump is a lame duck. We have seen amazing profiles of courage from Republicans, but except for Cheney and Kinzinger, that only happened once said Reps had already announcement they were leaving office. Well, now Trump can't run for anything more, so will any of them get some backbone?

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