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Buns_of_Fire

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7. Would it have made any difference?
Sun Apr 30, 2017, 05:02 PM
Apr 2017

Tillerson is as freaking worthless in his position as... well, as all the rest of Rump's Secretaries. (Except maybe Mattis.)

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Did not notify State Dept womanofthehills Apr 2017 #1
Would it have made any difference? Buns_of_Fire Apr 2017 #7
Tillerson is only there to further Exxon's interests. He never even met Trump before being appointed OnDoutside Apr 2017 #15
It is an appointment that begs the question: Enoki33 Apr 2017 #18
There's a suggestion that Trump would be cut into this OnDoutside Apr 2017 #19
He always cuts STate out of the process when he makes statements and phone calls tblue37 Apr 2017 #9
Maybe now we won't have to hear how Ivanka and Jared will Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #2
SAD...just so embarrassing... pbmus Apr 2017 #3
Stunned? SHRED Apr 2017 #4
Unfortunately there are many such. elleng Apr 2017 #8
Compromised Pres 1000% off the rails. Danger danger. Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #5
Preet Bharara tweet womanofthehills Apr 2017 #6
45 is probably asking the guy about his uses of legal loopholes and judiciary control. ancianita Apr 2017 #10
Bingo. tenorly Apr 2017 #12
I worry now: if he starts to really lose it, and the process of impeaching him starts, could he go JudyM Apr 2017 #11
HE is already rogue. The question is whether he will drag the U.S. into rogue status with him. I ancianita Apr 2017 #14
I don't know of any brakes that would allow the generals to delay a C-in-Chief order... do you? JudyM Apr 2017 #21
Any military command head or general or Joint Chief can refuse an order from the president ancianita May 2017 #22
Are you familiar enough with it to know of a provision in it that would apply? I don't... JudyM May 2017 #23
No more familiar with the UMCJ than other civilians; I will bet JAGs can find what you want. ancianita May 2017 #24
Thanks for that. Not seeing anything that would afford them that authority here, though. JudyM May 2017 #25
I added international and UCMJ stuff, so please reread my post. Who is the "them" that you refer to? ancianita May 2017 #28
OMG. This man has no idea what he's doing. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #13
He is a traitor to the Constitution and is a liar to democracy. He is working to destroy it. The Wielding Truth Apr 2017 #17
I can't. That's scary. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #20
They need to stop the "slack-jawing" and start the grand juries BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #16
He didn't invite Andrew Jackson? underpants May 2017 #26
Birds of a feather dalton99a May 2017 #27
bannon stamp here heaven05 May 2017 #29
Doesn't T have business interests in the Philippines? Retrograde May 2017 #30
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