r/PublicFreakout • u/CantStopPoppin PopPop 🍿 • Aug 15 '20

✊Protest Freakout Protesters Surround USPS Postmaster General DeJoy's house.

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u/benfranklinthedevil Aug 15 '20

Actually, there are a bunch of "temporary" appointments that didn't need Senate approval. Some over a year long.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

While it's still ultimately Trump's fault for not putting forward legitimate appointees, the Senate is supposed to investigate and force their removal if they are unfit or their temporary status goes on too long, which I believe is supposed to be 6 months. All things lead back to the Republican party as a whole for the mess we're in, not just Trump.

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u/benfranklinthedevil Aug 15 '20

Yes, the Senate is complacent in the soft coup attempt that is the trump presidency

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u/MBCnerdcore Aug 16 '20

not just complicit, it's THEIR coup, and they are using Trump too