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Who is running USDS, though? If it's now Musk, doesn't that require Senate confirmation?
by kelnos 2y ago
Who is running USDS, though? If it's now Musk, doesn't that require Senate confirmation?
- 9283409232 2y agoYou would think so but the legality of it all is very disputed.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoNo, USDS is an organization within the President's executive staff. The constitutional requirement is that "Officers of the United States" need Senate confirmation unless Congress has provided otherwise. The precise contours of this have never been super well defined, but it doesn't sound like Musk is exercising sovereign power under his own authority, at least not yet.