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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    @Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

    @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

    You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?

    Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.

    Tipping off his opponents so they can block him doesn’t seem like normal Trump behavior.

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    Horace
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    #219

    @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

    @Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

    @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

    You believe Trump tweeted that the next senate leader should support recess appointments as a way to warn the Senate that he might do them so they’d know not to go into recess?

    Yes. I am surprised this theory hasn't surfaced in your twitter feed yet. It's coherent, and it explains everything that's happened so far, including the Gaetz nomination. He is the poison pill of going into recess before confirming a cabinet.

    Tipping off his opponents so they can block him doesn’t seem like normal Trump behavior.

    Getting "blocked" from recess appointments is the point, since getting blocked means not going to recess, which means confirmation hearings, in quick order. If I'm right, AG will be the last cabinet member to be confirmed, keeping a Gaetz recess appointment on the table until the confirmation process is complete. I could be wrong, but this makes sense to me. We'll see how it goes. Just look for whether AG happens to be the last hearing scheduled by the senate leader.

    Education is extremely important.

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      One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.

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        More likely than not, the Senate GOP will just let Trump appoint whoever he wants.

        There really hasn't been many good examples of the GOP effectively checking Trump's behavior.

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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.

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          #222

          @Axtremus said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

          One possibility is to have a confirmation vote for that unpalatable candidate quickly and vote that candidate down. That should remove the threat of recess appointment, at least one with that unpalatable candidate.

          Senate majority leader chooses the votes to hold. Thune can put AG at the end of the line. That is the way the majority leader can "support" Trump's plans.

          This stuff about senate majority leaders "supporting" Trump's plans for recess appointments, may just be posturing meant to put the specter of recess appointments into everybody's heads. Unless anybody can be clear about the nuts and bolts of a senate majority leader "supporting" senate recess appointments.

          Education is extremely important.

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            When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

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            • CopperC Copper

              When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

              image.png

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              @Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

              When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

              Make it so!

              417536ba-a26e-4ad6-b79a-47b5bd4b22c7-image.png

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                George K
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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  Jolly
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                  Notice something?

                  A lot of fairly young talent.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

                    image.png

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                    #227

                    @Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                    When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

                    image.png

                    Maybe Trump's cabinet will be more diverse.

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        George K
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                        #229

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • CopperC Copper

                          When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

                          image.png

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                          jon-nyc
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                          @Copper said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                          When finally assembled, could Mr. Trump's cabinet team picture surpass this one? Yes!

                          image.png

                          Matt Gaetz alone is smarter than Bohr, Heisenberg, and Einstein combined.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            Horace
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                            I’ve actually heard he’s extraordinarily sharp. I’ve never heard him speak outside of sound bites propagated by people who dislike him.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              I’ve actually heard he’s extraordinarily sharp. I’ve never heard him speak outside of sound bites propagated by people who dislike him.

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                              jon-nyc
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                              #232

                              @Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                              … propagated by people who dislike him.

                              Like the majority of House Republicans?

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?

                                Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…

                                The Brad

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?

                                  Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…

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                                  Jolly
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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                  Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?

                                  Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…

                                  To oversee the dismantling?

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • JollyJ Jolly

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                    Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?

                                    Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…

                                    To oversee the dismantling?

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                                    LuFins Dad
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                                    #235

                                    @Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                    Why is there going to be a cabinet secretary for a Department that is being shuttered?

                                    Maybe I should apply for a position at DOGE…

                                    To oversee the dismantling?

                                    To point out that they don’t need a secretary for a department that is going away.

                                    Oh, and the 80 hours a week thing? They should be looking for people that can do the work in 20 hours per week. Much more efficient. Set an example, DOGE…

                                    The Brad

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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        And Linda McMahon, his new Sec Ed is a DEI promoter…

                                        The Brad

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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          @Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                          … propagated by people who dislike him.

                                          Like the majority of House Republicans?

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                                          #238

                                          @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                          @Horace said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                          … propagated by people who dislike him.

                                          Like the majority of House Republicans?

                                          Other than teenage girls (allegedly), and Donald Trump, does anybody not dislike him?

                                          I was only joking

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