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In response to "It just plainly doesn't say what people are saying it does. -- (link)" by Reagen

dumb question - if they control both Houses what's not to say they don't want it.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 13 '24, 14:53

I know I'm lumping in GOP with MAGA but the line blurs by the hour.

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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

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