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While this is deeply concerning, they don’t have the votes. FTA: > The draft of the order recognizes that the president does not have the authority to abolish
by haswell 2y ago
While this is deeply concerning, they don’t have the votes.
FTA:
> The draft of the order recognizes that the president does not have the authority to abolish the department and that it would likely take 60 votes in the Senate, where Republicans hold only 53 seats, The Washington Post reported.
> But it directs McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law,” according to the Journal.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoAnd yet, damage done. We can assume that for 77 million Americans now, the Department of Education is now seen as a "bad guy".
- catlover76 2y ago[dead]
- bayarearefugee 2y ago> While this is deeply concerning, they don’t have the votes. Does it really matter if its officially shut down or just internally sabotaged to the point of effectively not existing? see: USAID
- yakz 2y agoThe question is: "how much can they do quickly?" The question is definitely not: "what is the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law?" If they can fire people and shutter facilities quickly enough, it won't matter much that they get sued for it or what the outcome of the lawsuits is. The department will be gone.