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In response to "He can't by fiat. House and Senate have to agree to it. -- nm" by Reagen

Which Republican Members of the House or Senate do we expect to oppose this plan? This is MAGA-inspired government efficiency at its finest after all. -- (edited)

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Nov 13 '24, 14:36

I don't know if I'm becoming an accelerationist, but I'm tempted to argue that the Democratic leadership in Congress should just let him go forward without opposition.

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Does the filibuster apply to appointments? -- nm - pmb Nov 13, 15:33 2
- I think so? - ReluctantCynic Nov 13, 15:50 1
  - Dems eliminated the filibuster for non-SCOTUS appointments first (GOP was just blocking all Obama nominees. Courts were begging for approvals because - pmb Nov 13, 15:57
To your IM - I think they should definitely oppose the people that need opposing. Force every single member of the GOP to sign off on these people... - Turd Ferguson Nov 13, 15:02 1
- I (mostly and almost entirely) agree. Through a monkeywrench into anything and everything to slow down the MAGA crowd and the Trump Administration. - ReluctantCynic Nov 13, 15:05
It just plainly doesn't say what people are saying it does. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 13, 14:39 [BS] 17
- Yes. I know that. - ReluctantCynic Nov 13, 15:04 3
  - Plainly, yes, because if it comes to a matter of rules, it means they don't want to do what he wants to. If they want what he wants, they just do it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 15:08 2
    - And I suspect that a majority of Republicans in both chambers want this. - ReluctantCynic Nov 13, 15:47 1
      - OK. That isn't enough. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 15:53
- dumb question - if they control both Houses what's not to say they don't want it. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 14:53 12
  - When repubs ask questions it's like monkeys screaming and throwing feces, demos ask questions like prosecutors nailing a weasel. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 16:18
  - If they want to approve his picks, then they approve them. No song and dance needed. If they don't, he can't just wave his hand and adjourn them. - Reagen Nov 13, 14:55 10
    - They may prefer recess appointments to actively approving them, because the approval process involves hearings in which Dems can ask embarrassing questions. -- nm* - mara Nov 13, 15:18
    - Thanks. Makes sense. Part of me thinks he wants to go the other route just because it would make for a "good show". -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 14:56 8
      - Like, is he daring shit to happen? Yeah, of course. And within the executive, he's gonna run rampant. But the legislative still like its power. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 15:02 7
        
        I just don't think you can lose sight of the fact that he doesn't care about the rules and all of his "counsel" will find "interpretations" to - pmb Nov 13, 15:32 2
        
        He's going to try stuff, absolutely. He's trying to bluff people, and he's going to do it badly, like everything else he does. - Reagen Nov 13, 15:48 1
        
        And I'm just saying he managed to get what he wanted on many things and he's dismantling the guardrails to make it easier. - pmb Nov 13, 15:59
        
        They seem to like his power more. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 15:10 3
        
        I saw someone say that the Senate is 100% of a bunch of people that think *they* should be President - Reagen Nov 13, 15:12 2
        
        I'd forgotten that quote and it's true...it's gotta be insulting to look at that skidmark as VP. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 15:16 1
        
        also, if somehow you get these recess appointments in, eventually Congress has to come back, at which point no more recess appointment. - Reagen Nov 13, 16:26
The ones that hate Gaetz? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 14:37

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Which Republican Members of the House or Senate do we expect to oppose this plan? This is MAGA-inspired government efficiency at its finest after all. -- (edited)

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