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Jeebo

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11. I believe if a president lets a bill sit on his desk for a while ...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 04:47 PM

Nov 2020

... without a signature or a veto, it eventually becomes law. So if a president's nominees sit in the Senate without an up-or-down vote, shouldn't it work the same way? Shouldn't they also be installed after a reasonable amount of time? President Biden should be able to tell Mitch McTurtle, "Senator, you have had my nomination for Secretary of the Whatever for three months and you have not acted on it, therefore my Secretary of the Whatever is now confirmed, not by a vote of the Senate but by your inaction. You have a responsibility and a duty to advise and consent, and if you shirk that duty my nominees are confirmed." Could Biden legally do that with Cabinet and judicial appointments? As I recall, several years ago some people were telling Obama he should consider doing that.

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Bernie didn't get the nomination Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #5

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No it isn't SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #14

Then Bernie should have won at least 1 of the last two primaries. Budi Nov 2020 #8

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well it ain't progressives underground. SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #15

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Doing that makes us no different than Trump. redstatebluegirl Nov 2020 #2

+1 octoberlib Nov 2020 #3

Biden chooses whom he wants. Mitch says no. Can't get the votes. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #6

I'm fine with him cutting out the middle man... lame54 Nov 2020 #16

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Yep-they don't follow the rules, but we have to? BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #22

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I lulz'd KG Nov 2020 #19

Truth!! grobertj Nov 2020 #33

Pick progs OR ELSE! Budi Nov 2020 #4

Progressives. How did that label become one small part of the party. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #7

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Who? That isn't what I see so I need more. Like names. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #24

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Operative phrase (caps mine) - "WHAT CAN BE DONE"! George II Nov 2020 #27

Exactly, LA.. The labels are just Divisive.. Cha Nov 2020 #28

My parents, the most "progressive" people I've known, were so decades before the term.... George II Nov 2020 #31

I agree Gothmog Nov 2020 #32

"But progressive activists say that path would be unacceptable". Yea fuck that. Tarc Nov 2020 #9

I agree. David__77 Nov 2020 #10

I believe if a president lets a bill sit on his desk for a while ... Jeebo Nov 2020 #11

Maybe, but not for three months.... Sogo Nov 2020 #21

No. former9thward Nov 2020 #30

I don't recall any of tRump's cabinet being centrists. ffr Nov 2020 #25

If they won't let him start his administration, then he'll just do what he wants. lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #29

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I'm certainly impressed at Message Removed. Very busy, very adamant--very gone. Hekate Nov 2020 #35