Your 2024 Presidential Election Thread

The Quartermaster said:
Our two concern trolls will have an answer in no time. Any minute now...any second...
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Who are you referring to as a troll? Members here?

If so, we are not doing that here. (See below)

Marauder06

Important Thread 'mod note- professionalism reminder'

Ladies and Gentlemen-

There's been a bit of jackassery on the board lately, so it's time for another gentle reminder concerning one of my favorite topics, professionalism.

This site was started by and for professionals. Professionals come from all walks of life, military and civilian, male and female. All are entitled to respect.

Some of the best threads on this site evolved because two or more thoughtful, well-informed, and professional individuals disagreed about a topic. This site does not encourage nor condone groupthink, but at the same time it does not accept...
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Ooh-Rah said:
Who are you referring to as a troll? Members here?

If so, we are not doing that here. (See below)

Marauder06

Important Thread 'mod note- professionalism reminder'

Ladies and Gentlemen-

There's been a bit of jackassery on the board lately, so it's time for another gentle reminder concerning one of my favorite topics, professionalism.

This site was started by and for professionals. Professionals come from all walks of life, military and civilian, male and female. All are entitled to respect.

Some of the best threads on this site evolved because two or more thoughtful, well-informed, and professional individuals disagreed about a topic. This site does not encourage nor condone groupthink, but at the same time it does not accept...
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Right on, thank you the link for me to read as a reminder.
 
Marauder06 said:
I totally forgot about that. I don’t even recall what it was about. So many people have talked out of their asses for so long it’s hard to keep track.
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A friend on there said he owned up to it and last count was 30 I think. he then got a ban from that section of the site from something else.

The bet was that Harris wasn't going to be the DNC replacement for Biden after he dropped out.
 
Blizzard said:
I give Gaetz 50/50, at best, for confirmation.
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Well, this is why I'm not a betting man.

Gaetz is the AG because these are recess appointments.

I don't like it. It's tantamount to rule by Executive Order, which I also oppose. Is it allowed? Of course. Should it be done? Only in the case of a true emergency.

I understand why they're doing it, but I'm still disappointed.
 
Blizzard said:
Well, this is why I'm not a betting man.

Gaetz is the AG because these are recess appointments.

I don't like it. It's tantamount to rule by Executive Order, which I also oppose. Is it allowed? Of course. Should it be done? Only in the case of a true emergency.

I understand why they're doing it, but I'm still disappointed.
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I don't blame them. The Trump administration was handcuffed the first time. This time he has a gold plated mandate. Time to burn shit to the ground.
 
Box said:
Not to mention the fact that everyone in the administration knows that they only have four years to do business before their coach turns back into a pumpkin...
...all in
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Oof. There were some very great points about ripping the band aid off too fast mentioned pages ago. Hopefully they do it smartly to pave the way for another R in 2028.
 
Blizzard said:
Gaetz is the AG because these are recess appointments.
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They aren't recess appointments yet, but it is what Trump's pushing for. I had forgot about this peculiarity, but recess appointments are only good for one congressional session. He'd have to have all of his nominations go through the process anyways.

As This article points out:

There’s a critical question underpinning Trump’s litmus test here: Republicans only need 50 votes to confirm nominees for his full term or for lifetime positions in the federal bench, so why would he need recess appointments, anyway?

One possible answer is that Trump is considering nominees he isn’t sure can win 50 out of 53 Republican votes... Here’s another way of looking at the recess appointments conundrum: Trump would need 50 votes to change the rules and make them easier … but he’d also need 50 votes to simply confirm any individual nominee who might require a rules change.
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So unless he's really desperate for Gaetz (who's already getting slight R pushback) it seems to not be a more effective way of doing anything.
 
@AWP You just got vindicated...

From a "real" news source
“Germs are not a real thing,” Hegseth declared. “I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real.”

Things that are not visible to the naked eye but can still cause you real harm include bacteria, viruses, mold spores, radon, carbon monoxide, nuclear radiation, the music of Nickelback, and what Ernest Hemingway referred to as “The Artist’s Reward” — “that terrible mood of depression.”
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Opinion: Top Ten Wildest Moments With the Fox News Host Trump Wants for Our Next Secretary of Defense
 

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