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Of our federal government..it's nonexistent right now.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)They are ignoring Trump and prepping for Biden. Orders have already come through from Biden's transition team.
MerryBlooms
(11,885 posts)Once the investigation into those 'tours' comes to light, I think we're going to see republicans expelled.
Bluethroughu
(5,635 posts)I feel like a good night's sleep is ahead.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)but I thought this was going to be about Chump's life.
elleng
(135,525 posts)MOST of what 'our federal government' does is automatic and continuous.
(I'm a retired Federal employee.)
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)Then the day to day stuff people take for granted would stop. The average federal workers keeps things going and out out of the picture as far as politics go. Usually and fortunately.
jobendorfer
(510 posts)I think, though, that the Judiciary has, by and large, held up. The Judicial branch has checked -- to the point of exhaustion -- much of what Trump has tried to do. The Judiciary refused to play along with GOP attempts to throw the election in court, among many other things.
It's discouraging that 197 Republicans voted to give Trump a free pass for inciting a mob to lynch the congress.
On the other hand, the majority of representatives, and 90%+ of the senators, rejected attempts to overthrow the election.
The House has impeached Trump a second time.
The Senate will shortly move to Democratic control.
So I don't think the Congress is a lost cause, either.
That brings us to the executive branch. It's a shambles at the moment.
But there are career civil servants -- what some might call the deep state -- that remain.
They are experienced, and can help with continuity and restoration.
The Biden administration will attract talent.
Yes, it's in bad shape, but the executive -- in 160 hours -- will be in competent hands.
So bad as it is, I don't think it's hopeless. Not yet.
Big (virtual) hug. Hang in there.
If nothing else, there's always Pluto's advice: heads high, hearts open.
All the best,
J.
On edit: typos. 58 years old and I still can't type for a hill o' beans.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)going into the rear view mirror.
William769
(55,783 posts)I can tear it apart real easy.
cilla4progress
(25,622 posts)there is no one home at the White House - at top levels of fed govt.
No functioning president, AG, DHS Sec.
Exhibit A is the press conference on the attack yesterday by DC local - rather than top level - DOJ / FBI officials.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)The real work is occuring as it normally would in this situation. Without Trump to muck it up, the Departments can run themselves for a while.
FreepFryer
(7,082 posts)For you to say that, the day after an impeachment of the president in the house and with a razor thin majority in the senate, hard fought in Georgia, is particularly off.
To say it given that the impeachment is being conducted in the aftermath of a nearly successful decapitation attack upon the Congress by that same president is ludicrous.