Cool, but what’s going to stop him? Another “watchdog” agency “slamming” him and “voicing concern”? The slow cogs of the government bureaucracy? I think they learned their lessons last time, that there are no REAL guardrails or consequences for not upholding the gentleman’s agreement, no real lash back for lying or deceiving, and they have a hand book that was written years before he was ever elected this time that will guide them to the perfect christofascist state. But sure, let’s raise more alarms now, I’m sure that will stop him.
The Senate can stop him.
Trump’s plan is to force a recess, during which he can make appointments. But the appointment only lasts for one Senate session. Crucially, a session lasts however long the Senate wants, and there is no limit to how many sessions they hold.
So after making a recess appointment, the Senate could immediately end their session and immediately start a new one, thus terminating all the recess appointments. And they can do this over and over if Trump keeps trying to make recess appointments.
Ah yes, the Senate, with a 53 seat Republican majority will surely keep Trump in line this time. Insert Susan Collins shocked Pikachu face.
It’s either that or simply confirm all of Trump’s nominees. But given what happened to Gaetz, they don’t seem to want to do so.
Pizza Gaetz was a red herring. He got to bow out “gracefully” and not have his pedo behaviour out in the open.
By all accounts, Trump genuinely wanted Gaetz to be his AG.
That may new true, but trump isn’t the ones holding the reins.
Agreed.There were no real consequences when he wronged normal people, but taking power from congress… they won’t put up with that shit.
At first I thought they wouldn’t dare block this, but I started thinking about a CGP Grey video on dictatorship. If Trump is going to start dictating and bypassing Congress then all the donations and kickbacks are going to show less return on investment. Big business will find more ways to funnel money to Trump and possibly his cabinet. Only question is how empty Congress is willing to see its coffers become.
Yeah, I heard a news tidbit on the radio about a fox news interview with a republican where they basically said no way to allowing this. And the commentary was that the party knew the question would be asked, and so did the congress person. So they were well prepared for it. And that it was essentially them making a clear statement on the subject.
#YouVotedForThis
Or #youdidntvotesoyoureresponsibletoo
Or #youarealsoresponsibleifyouvotedstein
Or #youmaynothavedirectlyvotedforthisbutyouavoidedtalkingpoliticswithyourneighborsandfamilythatdidvoteforthis
For some, maybe, but I’d happily give folks a pass on that one that have their own shit to deal with. At EOD it was Harris’ job to convince voters.
Was sounding the alarm when he announced his 2nd run for president. So, what’s new.
