I have a Senate question.

[EndlessWire]

Let's say the majority is very close in favor of Repubs. Could Joe appoint a convenient number of them to his cabinet and thus gain the majority?

I dislike the idea of them in his cabinet (our cabinet.) but if it gave us the majority, I'd go for it.

How does that work?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Hypothetically, yes, but

are there any GOP senators that wouldn't be just terrible, obstructive cabinet members?

[MissB]

2. That serve at the pleasure of the president

[exboyfil]

5. Get them to take it

and fire them as soon as convenient.

Good plan.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Well, there's that angle. So Biden appoints just enough GOP senators

to cabinet or other executive branch positions to give the Dems a majority in the Senate, then fires them a little later because they suck. Now they're neither senators nor cabinet members. Clever! Except that I'm not sure many GOP senators, if any, would accept a cabinet officer position in a Dem administration.

[exboyfil]

3. They would have to take it

and chances our their party would banish them. You also need to find a Senator with a Democratic governor. Rand Paul or Mitch McConnell in KY (ha ha). Tillis or Burr in NC. Kennedy or Cassidy in LA.....

[msongs]

4. they would be replaced by NEW repubs so no pt to it really nt

[MissB]

6. Seems unlikely

You’d have to pick a republican senator from a state that has a democratic governor and allows the governor to appoint a replacement.

I think there would be few takers.

[madeup64]

7. A few factors to consider

1. Would they accept the nomination?
2. What are the laws of their state regarding filling vacancies?

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Susan Collins would run what? And that's assuming the senators would even take the job. I'm sure the

GOP would make them say no.

[EndlessWire]

11. Susan Collins would be in charge of

The Department of Extreme Concerns and Issues. Nothing to do but wring her hands. She'd finally find her niche.

[EndlessWire]

10. Thanks all!

Guess I have a soup launcher to polish up.

I think that watching who Joe offers a job to will tell the tale. I would expect him to offer only those from Dem governor states.

[JI7]

12. Like Who and to What ? I would be ok giving one or more of them Ambassador to somewhere

if it means a democrat can appoint a democratic replacement.

But then there is the issue of special elections . So it might not last long.

Obama picked Huntsman to be ambassador which made him lose any chance of winning the Republican Presidential nomination and taking out what could have been a real threat to Obama's re-election .