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Elon Wasn't Elected
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:07 pm
by Spock
A major talking point of the Left these days but I would just make 2 points.
1) Trump made it very clear that Elon would have a large place in his administration during the campaign.
2) Who elected whoever was running the show behind the scenes for the last months (years?) when Biden was simply not capable?
We don't even know who they were.
Re: Elon Wasn't Elected
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:33 pm
by Weyoun
Spock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:07 pm
A major talking point of the Left these days but I would just make 2 points.
1) Trump made it very clear that Elon would have a large place in his administration during the campaign.
2) Who elected whoever was running the show behind the scenes for the last months (years?) when Biden was simply not capable?
We don't even know who they were.
Not a bad point about Biden. Of course Biden being bad doesn’t mean Trump can or should be Biden. I feel like you need to be regularly reminded of that.
The issue with Musk is there is no oversight, which makes him different from other government workers.
Re: Elon Wasn't Elected
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:35 pm
by flockofseagulls104
Musk was appointed by the President. He is carrying out the President's policies. The president is the head of the Executive branch of our government. Just who do you think should have oversight here? These departments are not created by the Constitution. I believe they were all created by executive fiat and can be abolished by executive fiat. It is about time some of these agencies be scrutinized and held to some account.
Re: Elon Wasn't Elected
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:47 pm
by Bob Juch
flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:35 pm
Musk was appointed by the President. He is carrying out the President's policies. The president is the head of the Executive branch of our government. Just who do you think should have oversight here? These departments are not created by the Constitution. I believe they were all created by executive fiat and can be abolished by executive fiat. It is about time some of these agencies be scrutinized and held to some account.
No, President Musk is carrying out his own policies.
Re: Elon Wasn't Elected
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:58 pm
by jarnon
flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:35 pm
Musk was appointed by the President. He is carrying out the President's policies. The president is the head of the Executive branch of our government. Just who do you think should have oversight here? These departments are not created by the Constitution. I believe they were all created by executive fiat and can be abolished by executive fiat. It is about time some of these agencies be scrutinized and held to some account.
The agencies were created by laws passed by Congress, and they must follow the law. For example, the Treasury Dept. has to protect citizens’ private information, and every employee there knows that.
In addition to executive branch supervision, Congress has an important oversight role. At the moment, House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Brian Mast strongly supports what Trump and Musk are doing to USAID.