No way an unelected individual would take office in my country.
If the president dies, the national assembly president assumes the role, internally, and is mandated, by force of law, to schedule elections to within 90 days.
The only time an unelected person was nominated for a government role in this country ended terribly, with the president disbanding the national assembly and scheduling elections in less than 30 days after the apointment and the appointment had been aproved by the national assembly.
It definitely would be nice to have more voter involvement in VP and cabinet picks.
I feel like even if people couldn’t be motivated to vote against Trump in the election, it would have been a lot easier to unify people to vote against someone like RFK Jr. for health secretary.
If we can never have any choice other than a 2 party system of Republican and Democrat, maybe we could at least start having something like a mixed cabinet, so that the policies and mandates being created are more representative of different ideas on different issues instead of any single ideology.
If we can never have any choice other than a 2 party system of Republican and Democrat, maybe we could at least start having something like a mixed cabinet, so that the policies and mandates being created are more representative of different ideas on different issues instead of any single ideology.
I genuinely don’t mean to be snarky here, I promise. I’m sorry to say that you’re literally reinventing congress. The executive branch has become so bloated and overpowered that it sounds reasonable to hold elections for the Cabinet, because it is a group of people that write the policies of the US government. But that just further entrenches the Executive as the central source of power and policy.
The more appropriate and democratic (and more likely to succeed) response is to dramatically downsize the power of the presidency. The only reason Trump is able to do so much damage is because Congress gave the presidency in general most of that power and now specifically refuses to take it away from a senile criminal narcissist.
The executive has only grown so large because the parties constantly use the Presidency as a scapegoat and a sledgehammer when it should be a figurehead and a scalpel.
I agree we need more checks and balances to power grabs, but the people in charge want less bc they claim it only prevents them from doing what needs to be done to help Americans.
“Your life would be so much better off if we could just cut through all this red tape. It’s not the tariffs that are destroying the economy, it’s the regulations that are keeping change from happening.”
Soon it will be “You’re starving and your children are dying, because of red tape. These judges blocking my orders are screwing everything up. If you want things to get better, we must remove the corrupt judges that are hindering progress.”
I think that’s most people’s view, but if you honestly think it stops with control of the U.S. you’re in for a surprise. The only way to stop this is through uniting against oligarchy.
The Heritage Foundation has affiliates established in all 50 states and world wide. They’ve been planning this shit for decades. Similar to how everyone knows Putin would never stop with Ukraine, he will take and take until he has control of all of Europe and eventually global control if he has his way. These people will never be satisfied with control of the U.S., their ultimate goal is global domination.
This administration is trying to get rid of Deloitte, but not to “drain any swamps.” It’s to replace them with their own group.
Not sure what country you’re in, but word of advice, be on the lookout for Guidehouse consulting. These fuckers are everywhere, and trying to offer their consulting services to all levels of government. I literally just learned while typing this, that despite the fact the economy is in the toilet, on top of the billions in contracts the U.S. govt already has with Guidehouse, the Army announced yet another multi million dollar contract yesterday. Wonder what that’s all about?
The US system baffles me.
No way an unelected individual would take office in my country.
If the president dies, the national assembly president assumes the role, internally, and is mandated, by force of law, to schedule elections to within 90 days.
The only time an unelected person was nominated for a government role in this country ended terribly, with the president disbanding the national assembly and scheduling elections in less than 30 days after the apointment and the appointment had been aproved by the national assembly.
I mean, it’s obviously a terrible system.
But as a caveat, he was elected. You vote for a ticket and he’s on that ticket.
It definitely would be nice to have more voter involvement in VP and cabinet picks.
I feel like even if people couldn’t be motivated to vote against Trump in the election, it would have been a lot easier to unify people to vote against someone like RFK Jr. for health secretary.
If we can never have any choice other than a 2 party system of Republican and Democrat, maybe we could at least start having something like a mixed cabinet, so that the policies and mandates being created are more representative of different ideas on different issues instead of any single ideology.
I genuinely don’t mean to be snarky here, I promise. I’m sorry to say that you’re literally reinventing congress. The executive branch has become so bloated and overpowered that it sounds reasonable to hold elections for the Cabinet, because it is a group of people that write the policies of the US government. But that just further entrenches the Executive as the central source of power and policy.
The more appropriate and democratic (and more likely to succeed) response is to dramatically downsize the power of the presidency. The only reason Trump is able to do so much damage is because Congress gave the presidency in general most of that power and now specifically refuses to take it away from a senile criminal narcissist.
The executive has only grown so large because the parties constantly use the Presidency as a scapegoat and a sledgehammer when it should be a figurehead and a scalpel.
I agree we need more checks and balances to power grabs, but the people in charge want less bc they claim it only prevents them from doing what needs to be done to help Americans.
“Your life would be so much better off if we could just cut through all this red tape. It’s not the tariffs that are destroying the economy, it’s the regulations that are keeping change from happening.”
Soon it will be “You’re starving and your children are dying, because of red tape. These judges blocking my orders are screwing everything up. If you want things to get better, we must remove the corrupt judges that are hindering progress.”
The US is on the verge of collapse, in my view. Make use of your 2nd. Everyone is tired of hearing about it.
I think that’s most people’s view, but if you honestly think it stops with control of the U.S. you’re in for a surprise. The only way to stop this is through uniting against oligarchy.
The Heritage Foundation has affiliates established in all 50 states and world wide. They’ve been planning this shit for decades. Similar to how everyone knows Putin would never stop with Ukraine, he will take and take until he has control of all of Europe and eventually global control if he has his way. These people will never be satisfied with control of the U.S., their ultimate goal is global domination.
Idk if you’ve heard of Deloitte and all the shady shit tied to their “consulting group” and the CIA/FBI?
This administration is trying to get rid of Deloitte, but not to “drain any swamps.” It’s to replace them with their own group.
Not sure what country you’re in, but word of advice, be on the lookout for Guidehouse consulting. These fuckers are everywhere, and trying to offer their consulting services to all levels of government. I literally just learned while typing this, that despite the fact the economy is in the toilet, on top of the billions in contracts the U.S. govt already has with Guidehouse, the Army announced yet another multi million dollar contract yesterday. Wonder what that’s all about?
Today me, tomorrow you.