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A corporate CEO is attempting to move the power of the purse, constitutionally delegated to the congressional branch, away from elected representatives to himse

by culi 2y ago

A corporate CEO is attempting to move the power of the purse, constitutionally delegated to the congressional branch, away from elected representatives to himself. He has broken several laws in the process including: putting civil servants on leave in violation of congressionally mandated civil service protections and shuttering a government body codified by Congress in 1998 called the USAID. This man has not been elected to any office nor appointed by the president to any cabinet positions. His only qualifications are that he is Trump's top donor. This is a kleptocratic power grab spelled out.

acdha 2y ago
Are you sure the OP was talking about DOGE being the kleptocracy and not uncovering it? I wrote my comment in part because it’s vague enough that I could argue either way, and on a thread like this nothing useful will come of a low-substance observation like that.
- culi 2y ago
  Fair point, thanks. In hindsight I think GP made the opposite point I thought they made
  - acdha 2y ago
    Yeah, that’s what I thought as well but it occurred to me that I couldn’t even tell.
kyrra 2y ago
> He has broken several laws... Elon has done none of the things you list here, as he doesn't have the power to do any of them. > This man has not been elected to any office nor appointed by the president to any cabinet positions. You can thank Obama for this. DOGE is acting as a temporary agency with a temporary appointed lead, much like Obama did to fix ObamaCare. > A corporate CEO is attempting to move the power of the purse, constitutionally delegated to the congressional branch, away from elected representatives to himself. Again, Elon has no power here. He just is advising the president. As well, Congress has done a great job of delegating powers to the executive for the last 100+ years. This is just the first time a Republican decided to wield it in a long time.

by culi 2y ago

acdha 2y ago

Are you sure the OP was talking about DOGE being the kleptocracy and not uncovering it? I wrote my comment in part because it’s vague enough that I could argue either way, and on a thread like this nothing useful will come of a low-substance observation like that.

culi 2y ago
Fair point, thanks. In hindsight I think GP made the opposite point I thought they made
- acdha 2y ago
  Yeah, that’s what I thought as well but it occurred to me that I couldn’t even tell.

kyrra 2y ago

> He has broken several laws... Elon has done none of the things you list here, as he doesn't have the power to do any of them. > This man has not been elected to any office nor appointed by the president to any cabinet positions. You can thank Obama for this. DOGE is acting as a temporary agency with a temporary appointed lead, much like Obama did to fix ObamaCare. > A corporate CEO is attempting to move the power of the purse, constitutionally delegated to the congressional branch, away from elected representatives to himself. Again, Elon has no power here. He just is advising the president. As well, Congress has done a great job of delegating powers to the executive for the last 100+ years. This is just the first time a Republican decided to wield it in a long time.