US US Politics General - Discussion of President Biden and other politicians

 

[Gar For Archer]

Can someone give me a TLDR on what the whole “recess appointments” thing is? The gist I get is that it’s some way of bypassing the usual Senate confirmation, but if this was a possibility then why doesn’t every President ram through their Cabinet picks this way?

 

[CarlosDanger]

I'm just DYING to hear more about bad cabinet picks from.... JOHN FUCKING BOLTON

And fucking John Brennan.

 

[Jade Philosophies]

iirc she's light hispanic?

She could be pretty White. Her dad is White of Polish (and a bit of German and Italian) descent and her mum is latino but might be only half non-White or less as I can only find out that Rachel's maternal grandmother is from Colombia (and emigrated the the USA as Rachel's mother was born in the USA in New Jersey) but I don't know where her maternal grandfather is from or what race either are.
https://ethnicelebs.com/rachel-zegler
https://archive.ph/ZDUda

Her father Craig is of three quarters Polish ancestry, with the remainder being German and Italian. Rachel’s mother Gina is of Colombian origin.

Rachel’s paternal grandfather is Chester Joseph Zegler (the son of Chester John Ziegler/Zegler and Stefanie/Stephanie Marie Zimnicki). Rachel’s grandfather Chester was born in New Jersey. Rachel’s great-grandfather Chester was born in New Jersey, to Polish parents, John Ziegler and Sophia/Sophie. Stephanie was also of Polish origin.

Rachel’s paternal grandmother is Maureen Teresa Porowski/Cahill (the daughter of Martin Porowski and Ruth F. Thielbar/Linskey). Maureen was born in New Jersey. Martin was the son of Polish parents, Frank Porowski and Agnes Lakowski. Ruth was the daughter of John Thielbar, whose mother was German, and of Frances/Rose Cafiero/Cofiers, whose parents were Italian. Her stepfather was named Terrance/Terrence Linskey.

These are her parents. Her dad has an extremely homosexual smile.

 

[Catboy Ranch]

The Department of Health and Human Services spends almost 20% of the federal budget

It runs

The CDC
The NIH
The FDA
The HRSA
The IHS (the shitty socialist healthcare we give the injuns)
Medicare
Medicaid

And a bunch of other shit

It's low-key one of the 6 most powerful Departments of the federal government (Defense, State, Treasury, HHS, Justice, Homeland Security, the order of which is most powerful depends on who you ask)

IJS can be gotten rid of and replaced with a CIGNA HMO and the primary and urgent care clinics CIGNA can be forced into running them with a gun pointed at their heads. You try to close a clinic, we shoot you and your dog and your wife gets everything.

That's all IJS does anyway.

 

[Space Faring Marsupial]

This just feels so much like a bunch of underdogs banned together and fought back and actually won. It's the stuff of hopeium.

 

[Sneed Lurker]

Predditors on r/politics are already seething about the RFK Jr. Nomination

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1grfr6q/robert_kennedy_chosen_as_head_of_health_and_human/

 

[draggs]

Can someone give me a TLDR on what the whole “recess appointments” thing is? The gist I get is that it’s some way of bypassing the usual Senate confirmation, but if this was a possibility then why doesn’t every President ram through their Cabinet picks this way?

Because recess appointments expire at the end of the next session of Congress. Appointments confirmed by the Senate don't

A session of Congress is usually one year, but technically the House and Senate can determine on their own when a session ends. If Trump goes recess appointments the Senate could, if it wanted, reconvene the next day, declare the current session over, and the appointments would end immediately. That would be incredibly petty and probably cause a constitutional crisis but it could if it wanted to

 

[Waifu Denier]

Can someone give me a TLDR on what the whole “recess appointments” thing is? The gist I get is that it’s some way of bypassing the usual Senate confirmation, but if this was a possibility then why doesn’t every President ram through their Cabinet picks this way?

For vacant positions, the President has the ability to appoint temporary recess appointments to those positions when the Senate is in recess and can not vote, as historically the Senate would go on long recesses and thus unavailable for confirmation. Eventually, the Senate realized that if they were never technically on recess, they could block any presidential recess appointments, and the method they do this by is to hold a pro-forma session every 4 days, as being absent for 4 days causes the Senate to be considered in recess. The pro-forma session is one senator basically spending 10 minutes says there is a session, and it works because while the Senate requires a quorum (at least 51 senators), the Senate is assumed to have a quorum unless a roll-call is presented.

 

[Dr J]

Can someone give me a TLDR on what the whole “recess appointments” thing is?

Basically while the Senate is on holiday the President can ram through whoever he wants for his cabinet and the Senate more-or-less rubber stamps them when they come back

why doesn’t every President ram through their Cabinet picks this way?

Cocaine refused to officially declare a recess when he was Majority Leader to prevent Trump from getting whoever he wanted in cabinet

 

[spiritofamermaid]

@Product Placement
Hey can I get a top hat too? You seem to have a factory of them and I feel kind of left out! Why do you have so many of those, by the way?

Haberdashery is his autistic fixation

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

bet The Rock ends up looking like that when he runs out of juice money

 

[Northern Blockhead]

There's like a 5% chance RFK Jr. will actually be confirmed as HHS Secretary. His policy ideas and beliefs are way too out there, even for the most sympathetic of GOP senators. Also, it's likely that big Sugar and other food companies will either lobby to get him out of there, or force Trump to constrain RFK Jr when it comes to eliminating chemicals and sugar in foods. And that isn't even to mention big Pharma.

 

[namelesstacotruck]

Can someone give me a TLDR on what the whole “recess appointments” thing is? The gist I get is that it’s some way of bypassing the usual Senate confirmation, but if this was a possibility then why doesn’t every President ram through their Cabinet picks this way?

Because there is a trick they can do to make sure the senate never goes into recess. Procedural bullshit at its finest.

McConnell did it to Trump to keep him under control, and the Dem's have had control of the Senate for all of Bidens term so no reason to do it to him.

 

[tehpope]

The Department of Health and Human Services spends almost 20% of the federal budget

It runs

The CDC
The NIH
The FDA
The HRSA
The IHS (the shitty socialist healthcare we give the injuns)
Medicare
Medicaid

And a bunch of other shit

It's low-key one of the 6 most powerful Departments of the federal government (Defense, State, Treasury, HHS, Justice, Homeland Security, the order of which is most powerful depends on who you ask)

As it is currently organized, he will oversee the FDA, the CDC, and the NIH. I'm sure they'll find some way for him to oversee the USDA too.

Well, that's good to hear.

 

[Nuns with guns]

I just noticed something interesting.

Little Marco's nomination:

It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The United States Secretary of State.

Gaetz's nomination:

It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States.

Tulsi's nomination:

I am pleased to announce that former Congresswoman, Lieutenant Colonel Tulsi Gabbard, will serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

RFK Jr.'s nomination:

I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Notice the difference in the language. He's not saying there's a chance RFK Jr. and Tulsi won't be in those positions—he's saying they WILL and you have to deal with it.

I'm guessing he'll be trying to push hard for Gaetz, too, but I still believe Paxton is his plan B.

 

[Overly Serious]

Holy fuck! I'm sure I'll get clocks for this given I'm posting a whole 30 minutes after the announcement, but he fucking gave RFKjr the health directorship. I'm full on laughing like a loon here. Dorito's entire salt purchases for the year are dwarfed by what has just been unleashed. The USA's new health tzar is a man who distrusts Covid vaccines and who when he sees a dead bear by the side of the road decides to eat it.

How? How can this be? I'm crying with sheer joy here. This is the best Christmas present I could ask for. Thank you President Trump. Thank you! God bless RFKjr and all who sail in him!

 

[Space Faring Marsupial]

There's like a 5% chance RFK Jr. will actually be confirmed as HHS Secretary. His policy ideas and beliefs are way too out there, even for the most sympathetic of GOP senators. Also, it's likely that big Sugar and other food companies will either lobby to get him out of there, or force Trump to constrain RFK Jr when it comes to eliminating chemicals and sugar in foods. And that isn't even to mention big Pharma.

That is if they don't just kill him.

 

[tehpope]

Btw, John Oliver gave his take on Trump (or Drumpf as he says) being re-elected.

holy fuck adderall crispy crackarooski crystal meth and adrenochrome is a hell of a mix to shoot into your eyeballs right before filming starts, john

I'm not sure if John is acting or is really a BPD bitch inside. I'm only listening to him and he sounds like he's on crack and on the verge of crying at the same time.

 

[John.Doe]

That is if they don't just kill him.

Yes, give Trump a nice casus belli to go even harder against the Uniparty/Corpos/Deep State, while simultaneously granting him more sympathy and support. There is no way that would backfire and lead to reprisals, official and unofficial.

I'm picturing Trump cradling RFK's corpse like the Pietà now, while mournfully promising swift and crushing vengeance. "We're going to have the greatest revenge, the most total revenge, they'll beg for decimation but only get annihilation, we love our Maga soldiers, the best soldiers, instruments of justice."

 

[The Ugly One]

I'm not sure if John is acting or is really a BPD bitch inside. I'm only listening to him and he sounds like he's on crack and on the verge of crying at the same time.

The reason he and the other libtards are freaking out is they're realizing the 2016 term was Trump trying to be the nice guy and play fair.