#senate confirmation

Under Biden's watch, our own government was pressuring Big Tech to censor Americans' free speech online - everything from COVID to our elections

Trump's CISA nom just pledged to get his agency OUT of the censorship business and back to protecting Americans from cyberattacks.

“Todd Blanche’s Nomination Suddenly in Dire Jeopardy??

Uh … let's back track.

TODD BLANCHE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN NOMINATED IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Why?  Two words.  EPSTEIN SURVIVORS.

“Cornyn wields unusual power in his position in a coequal branch of government. He’s free to vote his conscience. The question is whether or not he has one.”

* “He’s free to vote his conscience.”

Uh huh.  Aren't ALL  politicians who are (supposed to be) servants of the people … FREE TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE?

Or … is there an unwritten/unspoken rule that they only get to vote their conscience when the doorknob is about to hit them in the back?

* “The question is whether or not he has one.”

Uh huh.  Yeah!  That's a truly excellent question.

(via Mrs. Fox aka cmoneyspinner (@mrsfox2cmoneyspinner)

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YAY? Yet Another Yawn. 🥱

Don't forget that this country not only gave the Republicans control of the White House, but they also gave them a Senate majority and most likely will end up keeping them in charge of the House of Representatives, so they don't need a single Democrat to confirm ANY of these awful Cabinet appointments. The best possible hope is for some of the handful of Senate Republicans who are moderate-ish or still have a few ounces of integrity to oppose some of the crazier appointees. And there are going to be even less of those Senators left after January 3rd.

But this country, in its infinite fucking wisdom, gave Trump and the GOP a mandate, so they can pretty much do what they are planning on doing. That's why we spent the past couple of years reminding people how important the 2024 election was going to be for the rest of our lives. It's not like we can turn to the courts for help; Trump has locked down the judiciary for decades, as well, especially the Supreme Court.

And, here's the thing: I'm sure Trump realizes that it's pretty unlikely that Gaetz can get confirmed as Attorney General because he's enormously unpopular with his own colleagues in the GOP. A lot of Congressional Republicans despise him, and it's not even like with how most people in Congress hate Ted Cruz but grudgingly point out that he's effective at his job and actually a pretty smart dude. With Gaetz, they just think he's a clown and are happy to be rid of him. You can bet that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is going to put all of his efforts into defeating a possible confirmation of Gaetz as AG, and McCarthy still has significant influence in Congress because of his record as a major fundraiser for candidates in both chambers.

They managed, at the last minute, to find someone less qualified.