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Nov 2024
12:01am, 14 Nov 2024
11,823 posts
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Fields
I bet the folk murdered in Japan by the US 1945 war crimes would see it that way
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Nov 2024
12:23am, 14 Nov 2024
9,975 posts
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simbil
There were no deterrents back then as the US was the sole nuclear power, so that doesn't really follow?
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Nov 2024
5:40am, 14 Nov 2024
23,628 posts
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Dave W
Trump showing what a serious leader he is by picking a lot of his cabinet based on how stupid they are.
Matt Gaetz as AG. 
A Fox news host as Sec Def.
Lots of the other posts just going to his acolytes and cheerleaders.
Put dumb in, get dumb out. Should be interesting.
Or, alternatively, it really is pure genius and will work like a well oiled machine. Only time will tell. I know what my money is on.
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Nov 2024
6:54am, 14 Nov 2024
30,094 posts
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richmac
They all present as being pretty well oiled for sure.
What could go wrong?
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Nov 2024
7:18am, 14 Nov 2024
23,629 posts
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Dave W
Marjorie Taylor Greene as Secretary for Sanity and Inclusion?
Kristi Noem as Secretary for Animal Welfare?
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Nov 2024
8:46am, 14 Nov 2024
26,112 posts
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larkim
I'd like to hope that one of the key checks and balances in Congress is that any legislation that comes to them for approval will be so poorly drafted and considered that even the lightest scrutiny will see it bogged down in process as it is unpicked and resolved, partly as a consequence of having appalling people at the top appointing incompetent people to do the leg work.
At the very least the House will contain enough non-Trump Reps to stall or delay or prevent approval.
A forlorn hope maybe.
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Nov 2024
8:52am, 14 Nov 2024
46,722 posts
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SPR
Problem is if the democrats use the filibuster too much, the Republicans may change the rules. Thune has said it will stay for now but I can imagine Trump and other republicans will start putting pressure on at some point.
I think the appointments are the ones that really believe in the ideology though, Trump is just the person that could get them into power.
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Nov 2024
10:02am, 14 Nov 2024
26,113 posts
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larkim
Thune has said he will stick to proper appointment hearings though. And a few Reps are really unhappy about Gaetz
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Nov 2024
10:10am, 14 Nov 2024
46,723 posts
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SPR
Yes, but I expect pressure to ramp up quickly if it's Dems blocking things, will be interesting to see if he holds the line then. A bit different if it's Reps as that's more likely to force compromise.
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Nov 2024
10:44am, 14 Nov 2024
26,114 posts
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larkim
I don't quite know how recess appointments work. I get the "we're on holiday, we delegate authority to appoint in case of pressing need", but is it a process that can be subverted? i.e. can the GOP leadership artificially create a "recess" by imposing a suspension on the proceedings, then use the recess appointments process? Whatever, it will take time Trump to reach a point of frustration, and whilst that clock is ticking the world is marginally safer!! Delay is a helpful thing!
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