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You want an unelected, foreign entity to have total visibility into your government?
by contagiousflow 2y ago
You want an unelected, foreign entity to have total visibility into your government?
- amazingamazing 2y agowhich foreign entity are you referring to? and was this unelected entity appointed by an elected one? Federal judges in the USA are unelected and some have a foreign background. Are you against them too?
- sham1 2y agoDOGE, or alternatively Elon Musk. And even if one can argue whether those count as foreign entities as in other countries, they're certainly foreign to the US government, since this is quite novel BS.
- amazingamazing 2y agoWasn't Musk appointed by Trump though?
- JKCalhoun 2y agoIs Musk a Chief of Staff? A press secretary? Why no Senate approval?
- amazingamazing 2y agoHe's a SGE - which is time limited, and needs no approval.
- Volundr 2y agoAnd has strict limits as to their authority which don't appear to be being followed. Is he the head of DOGE or isn't he? Depends on if it's a reporter or a judge asking.
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoFunny because everyone was stating his role in a way that doesn't fit that definition in public, but then changed to fit the definition when required in court.
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- sham1 2y agoSure (although Trump's legitimacy to be in the position to do this kind of stuff is also suspect, but that's just me looking from across the Atlantic) but that doesn't make things necessarily legitimate. Musk being in a position to do this due to Trump appointment doesn't imply that this ought to be a case, or that this is proper. Thus critique.
- oyashirochama 2y agoWhy is Trump suspect? This is the same argument made last time by Trumps side. He's legitimate, since there are no rules not allowing him (he's a natural citizen and well old enough), thus meeting all requirements. Is he a proper choice? No, but neither side offered any proper choice in a meaningful time and thus failed our nation.
- contagiousflow 2y agoYou don't have to assume I'm American. But yeah, the officials that interpret law at the highest level should absolutely be democratically elected. Why would that even be some sort of gotcha?
- amazingamazing 2y agoit's not a gotcha - it's just that what you're saying is already how it is for most of the judicial branch, so it's not really a big deal.