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16. Project 2025 is the repug's wet dream of drowning the federal government

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 11:36 AM

Dec 2024

in the bathtub so now is their chance to do it.

Defund the Pentagon and let the states manage (and pay for) their own military defence.

That is also Putler's wet dream. Let the red crazies in North Dakota and Montana pay to maintain nukes silos?

Imagine the chaos and confusion resulting in a sudden (also illegal) Russian invasion...

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Since when was a President allowed to create his own Department in our Government? [View all] kentuck Dec 2024 OP

That would be since never . . . . . hatrack Dec 2024 #1

Always? osteopath6 Dec 2024 #2

From Wikipedia: kentuck Dec 2024 #5

You are incorrect obamanut2012 Dec 2024 #8

Pres. Carter Dept of Education but it was approved by Congress underpants Dec 2024 #3

They can have all the agencies they want. It is just not funded unless congress approves the funding. If they want to vsrazdem Dec 2024 #4

They steal money from the Pentagon budget and Emile Dec 2024 #22

Y'all are missing a key point. WestMichRad Dec 2024 #6

yep. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #11

Project 2025 is the repug's wet dream of drowning the federal government Justice matters. Dec 2024 #16

I'm sure that the GOP-ruled Congress and GOP-ruled SCOTUS will rein him in Orrex Dec 2024 #7

Do they have that many votes? Dem4life1234 Dec 2024 #29

Walking free and doing what ever he wants since 1/6/2021. nt Hotler Dec 2024 #9

I understood DOGE to consist of unofficial, unpaid advisors and volunteers. El-Capitan Dec 2024 #10

The rich are the only ones who can work for free. Beck23 Dec 2024 #20

Elon has some crazy, techie, die-hard followers who would work for free, possibly thinking it would El-Capitan Dec 2024 #24

It's a poorly funded think tank... HariSeldon Dec 2024 #12

I had thought .... Shoonra Dec 2024 #13

It's not like the GOP congress is going to provide any checks or balances IronLionZion Dec 2024 #14

Presidents have long had broad authority to establish "advisory boards" which is what DOGE is onenote Dec 2024 #15

DOGE is a public relations campaign to rebrand longstanding GOP spending priorities mathematic Dec 2024 #17

But it's not a government department, it's an advisory group outside of government. CaptainTruth Dec 2024 #18

It's actually DOGC - Department of Grift and Corruption. patphil Dec 2024 #19

Republican governing. republianmushroom Dec 2024 #21

Calvinball brought to government! WestMichRad Dec 2024 #30

This is more of a quasi department Polybius Dec 2024 #23

You know that... kentuck Dec 2024 #25

Joe should create his own department bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #26

Presidents ARE NOT allowed to create their own Department in our Government Wiz Imp Dec 2024 #27

They are thieves Dem4life1234 Dec 2024 #28

Can hardly wait to see what Elmo and Vivek do with military budget. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #31

Also to fire entire agencies and replace the staff with bootlickers. Initech Dec 2024 #32

it's called FASCISM Skittles Dec 2024 #33