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In response to "Who are the Cabinet members who'd go along? -- nm" by mara

I dunno. I'm running down the list right now (and will edit this post as I do). Best guess is a bare majority would vote to remove. -- (edited)

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Jan 6 '21, 16:21

State (Pompeo). Doubt it.

Treasury (Mnuchin). Hard no.

Defense (Miller). Maybe? Don't know enough about Sec. Miller right now to make an informed decision.

Justice (Rosen). Hopefully he'd join in, but I have my reservations.

Agriculture (Perdue). Likely a "yes" vote to remove.

Labor (Scalia). Leaning toward a "yes" prediction. Could go either way, and really depends on how much he wants to support his father's legacy and reputation.

Health and Human Services (Azar). Probably "yes."

Transportation (Chao). Probably "yes," 'cause her husband is really desperately scrambling for political cover right now.

Energy (Brouillette). Probably "yes."

Education (DeVos). Mostly likely to abstain.

Veterans Affairs (Wilkie). Absolutely "yes."

Homeland Security (Wolk). I have no idea. Don't know enough about him to make a guess.

Responses:

nobody wants to be known thru the rest of time as the swing vote that kept Trump. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:34 2
- yes I stole this idea from the film/play 1776 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:37 1
  - "For god's sake, Don, resign!" -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:38
How many does it take? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:28 4
- Simple majority. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:29 3
  - And I can't remember if it is just Cabinet officials who make the decision, or if "Cabinet-level" officials are included. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:40 2
    - "a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..." -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:47 1
      - Yup. But the question is: Do the WH Chief-of-Staff, CIA Director, Director of National Intelligence, etc. meet that definition. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:50

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I dunno. I'm running down the list right now (and will edit this post as I do). Best guess is a bare majority would vote to remove. -- (edited)

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