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> There is a difference between elected officials doing stupid or insecure things vs. unelected people being able to do this without any checks and balances. I
by dmix 2y ago
> There is a difference between elected officials doing stupid or insecure things vs. unelected people being able to do this without any checks and balances.
Isn't the Treasury dept and most of the federal employees with access to this data unelected as well? They are appointed or hired as government officials and civil servants.
- lurquer 2y agoThere are only two elected officials in the entire Executive Branch.
- fieldcny 2y agoAs it should be, a political executive branch is not a democracy it’s a monarchy
- johnnyanmac 2y agoa "monarchy" with checks and balances >. Article II, Section 2 empowers the President to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the principal officers of the United States, as well as some subordinate officers . Yes, there is a process: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44083/6 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44083/6
- johnnyanmac 2y agoyes... and apointees usually need to have or undergo clearance. It is also a tradition to get Senate's approval. Those are the good faith checks and balances.
- nswest23 2y agoin case you're wondering the important part is: > ...without any checks and balances i.e. what they're doing is completely insecure and exposing incredibly sensitive data.