| ▲ | mangodrunk 2 days ago | |
I think that is a reasonable critique. Though I don’t think that it will lead to a dictatorship. If that is your concern I can certainly see why you are so against it. Though we already have the president’s cabinet needing senate approval similar to these other appointments. So I see that as being the checks and balances of this power. | ||
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| ▲ | ModernMech a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> Though we already have the president’s cabinet needing senate approval similar to these other appointments. The attitude of the Senate during cabinet approvals is always "A president deserves to get the cabinet officials he wants". There are limits, which is why accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz did not become AG. But that didn't stop a former weekend talk show host from becoming the Secretary of Defense. (wannabe dictators love elevating unqualified people to important positions, because those people understand they could never have that position otherwise, and therefore exhibit more loyalty when asked to do things that are unscrupulous. In no world is Peter Hegseth qualified to run the DOD except in Trump's circus) | ||