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Trump's cabinet will soon all be 'Acting' secretaries....eliminating any input from Congress. (Original Post) spanone Apr 2019 OP
House still control the purse and still Iliyah Apr 2019 #1
Problem is investigations take months and years Takket Apr 2019 #5
Reality TV requires acting malaise Apr 2019 #2
I noticed that too. He's basically bypassing Senate approval. Takket Apr 2019 #3
Which given who controls the Senate is odd. gordianot Apr 2019 #7
a real possibility. why should he go thru anyone if he doesn't have to? spanone Apr 2019 #9
What do you mean "eliminating any input from congress"? awesomerwb1 Apr 2019 #4
congress has to approve actual secretaries....not 'acting' ones. spanone Apr 2019 #6
I know that but they're still accountable for their actions awesomerwb1 Apr 2019 #8
Trump has a dilemma stay in power or go broke and possibly go to prison. gordianot Apr 2019 #10
What do you mean? awesomerwb1 Apr 2019 #11
He is going full blown authoritarian. gordianot Apr 2019 #12

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. House still control the purse and still
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 03:14 PM
Apr 2019

can investigate. All what t-rump is doing is going to backfire.

Takket

(21,568 posts)
5. Problem is investigations take months and years
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 03:20 PM
Apr 2019

And drumpf is moving at light speed. He puts a new minion in place as quickly as you can say “your fired”

gordianot

(15,238 posts)
7. Which given who controls the Senate is odd.
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 03:23 PM
Apr 2019

Get rid of those judges and the legislature just become an authoritarian dictator, then you can get rid of elections.

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
8. I know that but they're still accountable for their actions
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 03:29 PM
Apr 2019

as much as an appointed one correct? Thanks for the reply. I was looking at it from a different angle.

gordianot

(15,238 posts)
10. Trump has a dilemma stay in power or go broke and possibly go to prison.
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 03:42 PM
Apr 2019

He is making his first real moves.

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
11. What do you mean?
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 04:10 PM
Apr 2019

It's not like the people who he's replacing weren't being loyal to him. Can you expand?

gordianot

(15,238 posts)
12. He is going full blown authoritarian.
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 04:15 PM
Apr 2019

He is purging, this is work place violence. He is flushing the toilet.

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