The Trump Presidency 2.0

[Devildoc]

I was kind of wondering what latitude is provided to POTUS, SECDEF, etc. It is one thing to say "we will do X" but another to have the authority to do "the thing." I would imagine quite a bit, but intention and reality aren't always the same thing.

I would imagine once policy is changed based on commander's intent (SECDEF by direction of POTUS) it becomes a zoo to have to change all the downstream military personnel policy to reflect that, but I think you raise a good question, and I don't know.

To piggyback on your question, I wonder how much of the executive/senate 'responsibility' is just rubber-stamped by staff underlings when the DoD sends them (if they send the executive/senate this info, at all) info that says 'hey, we are changing the way we promote officers, here's the info.' I mean, do they really care? I don't know.

I remember when I was promoted and saw the list come out, all the names on the dozens of pages of promotions in each and every community both active and reserve. I thought, they aren't really scouring for my name and looking at my bona vides.

Now you're making me think. Dammit.

 

[AWP]

I would imagine once policy is changed based on commander's intent (SECDEF by direction of POTUS) it becomes a zoo to have to change all the downstream military personnel policy to reflect that, but I think you raise a good question, and I don't know.

To piggyback on your question, I wonder how much of the executive/senate 'responsibility' is just rubber-stamped by staff underlings when the DoD sends them (if they send the executive/senate this info, at all) info that says 'hey, we are changing the way we promote officers, here's the info.' I mean, do they really care? I don't know.

I remember when I was promoted and saw the list come out, all the names on the dozens of pages of promotions in each and every community both active and reserve. I thought, they aren't really scouring for my name and looking at my bona vides.

Now you're making me think. Dammit.

Back when the mass firings of federal employees began, the DoD was within a day or two of the same before the brakes were pumped over the US Code. You can't go out and RIF folks from the DoD without doing a study on the effects of those cuts. I'm pretty sure the study was kind of pencil-whipped, but whatever.

Anyway, that brought to mind my question(s) and I'm not saying changes shouldn't happen (the same with the cuts) are there laws in place which have to be followed or can the SECDEF wave a magic wand and set whatever qualifications he wants? I don't know.

 

[Devildoc]

Back when the mass firings of federal employees began, the DoD was within a day or two of the same before the brakes were pumped over the US Code. You can't go out and RIF folks from the DoD without doing a study on the effects of those cuts. I'm pretty sure the study was kind of pencil-whipped, but whatever.

Anyway, that brought to mind my question(s) and I'm not saying changes shouldn't happen (the same with the cuts) are there laws in place which have to be followed or can the SECDEF wave a magic wand and set whatever qualifications he wants? I don't know.

Bolded/italicized, same questions. I know that it's been baked in the USC, like, forever, but I also know that the USC is pretty ambiguous (at least the link I put in my previous post).

 

[Cookie_]

Anyway, that brought to mind my question(s) and I'm not saying changes shouldn't happen (the same with the cuts) are there laws in place which have to be followed or can the SECDEF wave a magic wand and set whatever qualifications he wants? I don't know.

There are multiple sections of the USC that dictate officer eligibility and timelines, so I don't think he can wave a wand on those.

What is within his purview is creating guidance on "how" services should rack and stack them, which I think is probably closer to what he's getting at in the video.

 

[amlove21]

Interesting thought experiment on the Obama scandal (not the tan suit... or the thousands of civilians killed by his unilateral drone program... or the quid pro quo with Russia... the Russiagate scandal).

re; statute of limitations of 5 years for seditious conspiracy. If that's the charge, it's 5 years since anyone involved took an action, as long as the investigation is ongoing. Denials are an action (as in, a cover up).

Trump and Bongino and Kash all talked Russiagate a lot- know who talked more than all of them combined? Folks like Adam Schiff. The democrats did. There was an endless parade of "we have evidence of collusion!" for four straight years. I would bet the can find something within 5 years.

 

[Marauder06]

Saw this on Facebook earlier today. "Yeah, I get it, but it's a little too on the nose. Disbelieve."

 

[amlove21]

Saw this on Facebook earlier today. "Yeah, I get it, but it's a little too on the nose. Disbelieve."

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Shocked! She said she hung out with frat dudes, a lot.

The price tag is absolutely insane. $20m.

 

[amlove21]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell hit with criminal referral by House GOP Trump ally

 

[Marauder06]

Shocked! She said she hung out with frat dudes, a lot.

The price tag is absolutely insane. $20m.

It's completely believable, but I don't think it's a real thing. I think the DNC is learning from their experiences with Kamala and David Hogg...

 

[Cookie_]

Saw this on Facebook earlier today. "Yeah, I get it, but it's a little too on the nose. Disbelieve."

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Quick check says she wasn't employed by the DNC as the "white male outreach coordinator".

We can split hairs about whether "campaign job" falls under "working for DNC" (indirectly), but thats another thing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947037117063872739

Tangentially releated, but I enjoy the humor of the people who "@grok is this true?" Everything and then argue with the robot when it give an answer they don't like.

 

[Marauder06]

Quick check says she wasn't employed by the DNC as the "white male outreach coordinator".

We can split hairs about whether "campaign job" falls under "working for DNC" (indirectly), but thats another thing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947037117063872739

Tangentially releated, by I enjoy the humor of the people who "@grok is this true?" Everything and then argue with the robot when it give an answer they don't like.

Of course she wasn't, everyone knows the DNC has no interest whatsoever in doing any outreach
to white males. ;)

 

[Kraut783]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell hit with criminal referral by House GOP Trump ally

Trump has targeted him....because he can't control him, or force him out.

 

[amlove21]

Trump has targeted him....because he can't control him, or force him out.

Well, it's APL bringing the charges but I get what you're saying.

My response is... cry harder. It's not like they're going to raid his home and go through his wife's underwear drawers or plant "SECRET" folders for a photo op or change the statute of limitations on laws to prosecute him. They'll just put some pressure on him for (objectively) lying to congress and wasting American taxpayer money. Half a billion of it.

 

[amlove21]

I was gonna type out a super long detailed post as to why the Obama scandal going on right now is the biggest scandal America has ever seen. It was gonna be a biblical @Box level post.

But I will save you. I urge anyone that doesn't know the history of the Russiagate scandal or the implications if this all breaks wide...

Just listen to this podcast. It's like 35 minutes long.

 

[Topkick]

I was gonna type out a super long detailed post as to why the Obama scandal going on right now is the biggest scandal America has ever seen. It was gonna be a biblical @Box level post.

But I will save you. I urge anyone that doesn't know the history of the Russiagate scandal or the implications if this all breaks wide...

Just listen to this podcast. It's like 35 minutes long.

This scandal doesn't come as a surprise to me. I'm not usually super- duper conspiritorial, but I dont think its batshit to believe Biden's term was basically Obama's 3rd term. He wanted that in 2016, but Trump was in the way.

 

[amlove21]

This scandal doesn't come as a surprise to me. I'm not usually super- duper conspiritorial, but I dont think its batshit to believe Biden's term was basically Obama's 3rd term. He wanted that in 2016, but Trump was in the way.

The phrase I want to burn into your brain that keeps popping up for me... "He wasn't supposed to win."

Imagine an Obama, Hillary x2 16 year stretch and where America would be. Imagine.

Everything the left- meaning the media, the democrat party, the deep state- is because he wasn't supposed to win.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Well, it's APL bringing the charges but I get what you're saying.

My response is... cry harder. It's not like they're going to raid his home and go through his wife's underwear drawers or plant "SECRET" folders for a photo op or change the statute of limitations on laws to prosecute him. They'll just put some pressure on him for (objectively) lying to congress and wasting American taxpayer money. Half a billion of it.

Take out Schiff first. I actually don't have issues with Powell doing what he's doing. Except for the fact that I can't re-fi. Rates plunging to lows to "super charge" the economy was dumb as shit.

The phrase I want to burn into your brain that keeps popping up for me... "He wasn't supposed to win."

Imagine an Obama, Hillary x2 16 year stretch and where America would be. Imagine.

Everything the left- meaning the media, the democrat party, the deep state- is because he wasn't supposed to win.

You mean the full destruction of our country. Yeah, it would have been bad.

 

[Box]

I say it every chance I get - now more evident that ever - these savages dont hate Donald Trump - they hate Americans - Trump just happens to be the one standing in the way of their resuming nefarious initiatives aimed at fucking over freedom loving Americans

They dot hate Trump - they hate you - and the ends justify the means
...say it again
...say it until it registers how terrifying that end really is

 

[ThunderHorse]

So how is Minneapolis feeling?

I say it every chance I get - now more evident that ever - these savages dont hate Donald Trump - they hate Americans - Trump just happenes to be the one getting on their way of resuming their efforts at fucking over freedom loving Americans

They dot hate Trump - they hate you - and the ends justify the means
...say it again
...say it until it registers how terrifying that really end really is

 

[AWP]

The phrase I want to burn into your brain that keeps popping up for me... "He wasn't supposed to win."

Imagine an Obama, Hillary x2 16 year stretch and where America would be. Imagine.

Everything the left- meaning the media, the democrat party, the deep state- is because he wasn't supposed to win.

What difference, at this point, does it make?