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Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by ronv, Nov 7, 2020.

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  1. ronv

    ronv Well-Known Member

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    Who would you like to see in Biden's cabinet.
    Of the most interest to me is Sec. of State and Att. General.
     
    ronv, Nov 7, 2020
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    Either Preet Bharara or Geoffrey Berman both of whom were removed from their positions by Dirty Donald????
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Doesn't matter in this day and age. They are just there to carry out the presidents order and to keep him updated, that's the entirety of their job.
     
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    I think we will see Tammy Duckworth in a position somewhere. Elizabeth Warren will hold a post and I would not be surprised to see Obama - but maybe as ambassador to the EU
     
    Bowerbird, Nov 7, 2020
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    Under Trump.
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Under any president. The idea of independent thought among cabinet members was destroyed under FDR.
     
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    Janitor-Trump
     
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    You think he could even manage that?
     
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    I think that's how it worked under Trump, but I could see, for example, an Att. General that reinstituted consent decrees to help quell the civil unrest.
    A secretary of State to restart work with Iran as well as our allies.
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It works like that with everyone now mostly because of instant communication. There is no reason for a cabinet member to make a decision without letting the president know. Just technology.
     
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    No state secretary is authorized to work with foreign nations on their own accord. I don't think anyone since Ben Franklin has done that.
     
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    Do you think they would let a convicted felon out of jail to perform his janitorial duties? I hope not.
     
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    When you have good people you can trust doing the job there is no reason to micromanage like that.
    What I always told my people was to make sure I was the second person to know when they made a bad mistake so we could all work to fix it. Worked good. :)
     
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    ronv Well-Known Member

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    John Kerry.
     
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    Cabinet posts don't actually run anything though, the full time employees do. They report progress to the cabinet head who informs the president. The president may then issue a directive to the cabinet head who tell the workers who institute the change. That is their job and why its so easy to switch them out. Its not a position with any real authority. The secretary of defense would be the exception since he carries the other half of the nuclear launch codes.
     
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    He's better at soiling than cleaning.
     
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    He still had the presidents permission to do so. Do you really think the president wakes up one day, turns on the news, and hears about a new treaty his secretary of state made with a nation on his own.
     
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    I would like to see Pete Buttigieg somewhere.

    Even as Secretary of State.
     
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    Susan Rice will be SoS.
     
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    Would have no problem with Dougie at DOJ

    Hope Joe keeps Wray on as FBI director, by the way.

    Seems like a really solid dude.

    Also have no problem with Treasury front-runner, Brainard

    Wouldn't mind seeing Coons on the team

    That dude is rock solid too.

    And get Pete in there somewhere, for good measure... :thumbsup:
     
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    Yes, It's called direction. I want you to work out a deal with Iran.
     
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    Hell no....he would leave the place a mess!!! Just like the country. Janitorial work is beyond Trump's capacity.
     
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    Which all was agreed to by Obama. Kerry could not bargain with anything he doesn't have that power under the constitution, only the president can.
     
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    I like this one.
     
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    I suspect Susan Rice for Sec of State, and hopefully Andrew Yang somewhere in his cabinet as well as Amy Klobuchar.

    Gawd, I'm loving the diversity in a Biden administration!
     
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