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Mr. Bessant will be the first overtly gay Republican Cabinet member if approved. Current Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg, the first as above.

No problem -- Trump says he hasn't read it either: After their Sept. 10 presidential debate, candidate (Trump) said, “I have nothing to do with Project 2025. I haven’t read it. I don’t want to read it purposely. I’m not going to read it.” ******************* If Trump hadn't said that he hadn't read it or intends to read it, would anyone assume that had read a 900+ page book written by 40 PhD academicians and law school professors who typically write in peer-reviewed professional journals?

As I linked above according to incoming Senate majority leader Thune, the concern is not whether recess appointments are constitutional but by what procedure the Senate might go into recess if a sufficient number of Republican senators oppose it. And the Supreme Court has already weighed into that as I'm sure you know. But I hope to give you more opportunities to channel your inner Steve Cheung like this one after the Arlington National Cemetery dustup: Arlington National Cemetery − the country's biggest and most revered military burial ground − said in a statement that "an incident took place, and a report was filed." Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said a cemetery official "decided to physically block members of President Trump's team." "The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony," Cheung added.

The question is also one of procedure: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who was elected Republican leader this week, hasn’t ruled out recess appointments, but he has also acknowledged they could be procedurally difficult to achieve if there is enough GOP opposition.“ And the Supreme Court has ruled on what is and what is not the 'constitutionality' of recess appointments. The "womanly anxiety" most of concern to Trump comes from Republican Senators Collins and Murkowski and maybe a few others.

No. Your 'they all do it" graphic doesn't hold up for cabinet recess appointments.

Presidents like Ronald Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes did use recess appointments, although usually for positions below the Cabinet level. Only three Cabinet secretaries have been appointed during a recess since 1900, according to the Senate Historical Office. The most recent was Mickey Kantor, who served briefly as Clinton’s secretary of commerce. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/cabinet-confirmation-recess-what-matters/index.html

Whether it means anything or not, I just got my one-year extension of stay based upon retirement using the 65K+ baht per month method and not one word was said by any IMM official as regards filing taxes.

Whatever the outcome of this case, I still like to see the 34 guilty verdicts go down in the numeric hall-of-fame along with Heinz 57 varieties or Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors or KFC's secret 11 herbs & spices.

REDUX from https://aseannow.com/topic/1325679-takeaways-from-the-trump-hush-money-trial-opening-statements-and-the-first-witness/ On 4/23/2024 at 8:28 AM, Walker88 said: All of that makes the jury more willing to accept the legal definition of the laws NY State alleges trump broke, JerryM: That might not be so cut & dry: Though the crime of falsifying business records is nominally a misdemeanor, the Manhattan district attorney’s office almost always charges it as a felony. Still, the Trump case stands apart. The Times could identify only two other felony cases in Manhattan over the past decade in which defendants were indicted on charges of falsifying business records but no other crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/magazine/alvin-bragg-donald-trump-trial.html

Once outspoken critic of Gaetz, Mullin now considers Trump AG pick Published November 20, 2024 NB Mullin Republican House member now Senator from OK Gaetz made a name for himself in October 2023 when he led a successful charge to oust former speaker Mike McCarthy. Shortly after, Mullin — who previously served with Gaetz in the House — told CNN that Republican House members disdained Gaetz's boasting about sexual conquests. “He would brag about how he would crush (erectile dysfunction) medicine and chase it with an energy drink so he could go all night,” Mullin told the news network. In an interview with Meet the Press Sunday, Mullin said the House should "absolutely" release a report from the House on Gaetz's misconduct. Mullin argued Gaetz's background will matter when it comes time for the Senate to approve his cabinet appointment. https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2024-11-20/once-outspoken-critic-of-gaetz-mullin-now-considers-trump-ag-pick

As you may remember TBL I was on here repeatedly saying the cases against Trump particularly those in NY were a distraction. To the point that many on here even suggested I was a Trump double agent. -- E.G. from topic Why the hush money case against Donald Trump is on shaky ground On 4/26/2024 at 12:35 PM, Roo Island said: An opinion piece from a conservative republican. Biased a bit? JerryM: That's OK. I've posted comments from left-leaning former federal prosecutors who are critical of the case and people don't like those either.

I was wondering who was gonna be the first to jump on that one.

Pam Bondi may become the most famous Scientologist in the White House since John Travolta danced with Princess Diana at a Reagan WH gala.

BREAKING NEWS: Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s attorney general pick OOPS didn't see topic started. Todd Blanche is eminently qualified if he wants full AG.

“I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down the costs facing families. Like all members, I will follow the rules outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them,” (Sarah) McBride said Wednesday in a statement posted to the social platform X. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5000611-sarah-mcbride-complies-bathroom-policy/

11/15/24 4:30 PM ET Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who was elected Republican leader this week, hasn’t ruled out recess appointments, but he has also acknowledged they could be procedurally difficult to achieve if there is enough GOP opposition. “All this is a process. But I don’t think any of those things are necessarily off the table. I think we have to have all the options on the table,” Thune told Fox News. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4993461-trump-cabinet-5-takeaways

“I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down the costs facing families. Like all members, I will follow the rules outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them,” McBride said Wednesday in a statement posted to the social platform X. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5000611-sarah-mcbride-complies-bathroom-policy/

They were more willing to believe something like this: September 6, 2024 -- NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated challenges such as the rising cost of child care in the U.S. The GOP presidential nominee promised to lead what he called a “national economic renaissance” by increasing tariffs, slashing regulations to boost energy production and drastically cutting government spending as well as corporate taxes for companies that produce in the U.S. “We’re going to be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care is talked about as being expensive, it’s — relatively speaking — not very expensive, compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in,” he said. https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-harris-corporate-taxes-15ba5ecfdf5e907bd9b2c349b07222b8

We'll sure enough find out sooner or later.

... or else maybe should have been.

As I have mentioned earlier, Project2025 will be the farm team for many Trump appointments: Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency Updated 3:10 PM EST, Mon November 18, 2024 -- President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating his priorities on Sunday night. Just one hour after thanking the president for the appointment, Carr wrote on X, “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr and Trump’s powerful ally Elon Musk immediately replied with one word of affirmation: “Based.” https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/media/brendan-carr-trump-fcc-nominee-project-2025/index.html

11/15/24 4:30 PM ET Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who was elected Republican leader this week, hasn’t ruled out recess appointments, but he has also acknowledged they could be procedurally difficult to achieve if there is enough GOP opposition. “All this is a process. But I don’t think any of those things are necessarily off the table. I think we have to have all the options on the table,” Thune told Fox News. “And these nominees deserve their day in court. They deserve a hearing, a confirmation hearing, an opportunity to be vetted,” he added. “And the Senate will perform its constitutional role under advise and consent.” https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4993461-trump-cabinet-5-takeaways

This topic is about cabinet appointments that need (short of recess appointments) Senate confirmation and, for right now, the ones putting at least a verbal damper on that are Republicans. The GOP now has a slim Senate majority and these folks, down the road, will be essential to pass any legislation that Trump can't ram through with an executive order.

RINOS The following "RINOs" have expressed at least "reservations" about many of the current cabinet level picks: Cramer ND Ernst IA Collins ME Murkowski AK Cornyn TX Thune SD Tills NC

Maybe. But for all the talk of 'recess appointments' and 'executive orders' these are the people he needs to pass any legislation.