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January 2021, all Trump appointees must be removed (Original Post) edhopper May 2020 OP
I'd go even one further maxrandb May 2020 #1
So on January 2021 edhopper May 2020 #3
That would be every single person in the federal government. former9thward May 2020 #4
ABSOLUTELY---and any phones, tablets or other "devices" seized. They should be escorted out Atticus May 2020 #2
There is almost a 3 month period between the election and a new administration. former9thward May 2020 #5
doesn't help federal courts and 100's of trump judges approved beachbumbob May 2020 #6
one step at a time edhopper May 2020 #7
But it helps in other ways. SMC22307 May 2020 #10
Put them on notice, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IMPEACHED. not_the_one May 2020 #12
Good luck convicting them without a two-thirds majority in the Senate. Jedi Guy May 2020 #18
200 impeachments for every federal judge? Polybius May 2020 #19
Can't address that without retaking the Senate and one of two things: JHB May 2020 #16
Can't rebuild without getting rid of all incompetent stooges. nt oasis May 2020 #8
Most need to be indicted. I'll also add that Generals and Admirals from the Joint Chiefs of machoneman May 2020 #9
Most of Trump's appointees are grossly unqualified procon May 2020 #11
There are plenty in government who are not appointees Ilsa May 2020 #13
Why I limited to edhopper May 2020 #14
agreed, sorry, I should have Ilsa May 2020 #20
I would rather see every department filled. tavernier May 2020 #15
Solicit and encourage whistle blowers. lpbk2713 May 2020 #17
Can we execute them all in bulk? Brainfodder May 2020 #21
Let's not edhopper May 2020 #22
Works for me and heads will surely roll over this! Brainfodder May 2020 #24
While watching historical videos sarisataka May 2020 #27
The Reign of Terror 2 sarisataka May 2020 #26
No objection dalton99a May 2020 #23
I've been thinking on this for a few years pecosbob May 2020 #25
I'd like to see some kind of gulag for all of them as well BannonsLiver May 2020 #28

maxrandb

(15,344 posts)
1. I'd go even one further
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:16 AM
May 2020

Anyone who continued to work under a Donnie Shit for Brains appointee must also be removed.

edhopper

(33,599 posts)
3. So on January 2021
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:23 AM
May 2020

you want no one working in the Civil Service. That would include people like Dr. Fauci.

We would not have a functioning Government.

former9thward

(32,046 posts)
4. That would be every single person in the federal government.
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:25 AM
May 2020

That would be 2.1 million civilian employees and 1.4 million military employees. On the civilian side their unions might have something to say about that...

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
2. ABSOLUTELY---and any phones, tablets or other "devices" seized. They should be escorted out
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:22 AM
May 2020

of their building with ONLY their verifiable personal effects. NO THUMB DRIVES to leave the office!

former9thward

(32,046 posts)
5. There is almost a 3 month period between the election and a new administration.
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:28 AM
May 2020

Any thumb drives or anything else will have plenty of time to leave.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
6. doesn't help federal courts and 100's of trump judges approved
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:57 AM
May 2020

those have generational influence and way more dangerous

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
12. Put them on notice, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IMPEACHED.
Sat May 16, 2020, 11:09 AM
May 2020

There are NO valid appointments to ANY judgeships made by an illegitimate president who got into office with the express help of our worst enemy, Vladimir Putin, and his russian posse in the senate. Period.

You think it can't be done? I be the repubs would do EXACTLY that, and be successful at it.

If they can't be impeached, make their life hell to where they resign rather than deal with it. Do the same to every republican senator who was enabler, which is ALL of them.

To "low road" for you? Tough shit.

Jedi Guy

(3,233 posts)
18. Good luck convicting them without a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:57 PM
May 2020

In addition, impeaching every single one of them will essentially bring all the other business of Congress grinding to a halt. I don't think you're gonna get the pony you're expecting if/when Biden gets into office. Best start preparing for that disappointment now.

Polybius

(15,462 posts)
19. 200 impeachments for every federal judge?
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:58 PM
May 2020

That's 67 votes out of 100 Senators. Yeah good luck with that, they are there another 30-50 years and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
16. Can't address that without retaking the Senate and one of two things:
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:42 PM
May 2020

1) Retaking it by a wide enough margin that impeachments can successfully go through despite the Republicans; or

2) Breaking the hold of conservative ideologues on the Republicans, which would once again permit the existence of Reasonable Republicans willing to join with Democrats to clean the courts of Kremlin Don and Moscow Mitch's contagion.

I'm not sure which is more likely, though the way to bet is "neither."

machoneman

(4,007 posts)
9. Most need to be indicted. I'll also add that Generals and Admirals from the Joint Chiefs of
Sat May 16, 2020, 10:33 AM
May 2020

Staff also need to be retired and charged with crimes. Don't forget that they allowed or went along with Trump's demand to transfer illegally monies that Congress allocated solely for the military to the idiotic border wall. Any noe of these monies I understand were for hardware. No, it was to improve housing at our world-wide bases, fix decaying infrastructure at domestic and foreign bases and ports and far more.

They and other high-ranking officials, including all military lawyers at the highest levels that green-lighted the transfer of specifically allocated Congressional funds illegally, need to to charged. All should be immediatley fired and formally charged by our new A.G. with numerous crimes, including lying to Congress!

procon

(15,805 posts)
11. Most of Trump's appointees are grossly unqualified
Sat May 16, 2020, 10:58 AM
May 2020

for the position they hold. Trump pushed industry lobbyists, wealthy pals and big time donors into top jobs where they are manifestly inexperienced, uneducated and unprepared to perform the duties required of them.

Biden should cull Trump's hirelings due to their incompetence, that it is, if any of them stick around after Trump is evicted.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
13. There are plenty in government who are not appointees
Sat May 16, 2020, 11:19 AM
May 2020

that are apolitical, like Fauci. The career employees, as long as they didn't pledge allegiance to Herr trump, need to stay and should stay.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
20. agreed, sorry, I should have
Sun May 17, 2020, 09:25 AM
May 2020

replied to only the person advocating appointees and their direct reports.

tavernier

(12,395 posts)
15. I would rather see every department filled.
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:34 PM
May 2020

Trump was too lazy and too dumb to fill all of the necessary departments that kept this country safe and running, so my thought is that long before Biden takes over he will already have vetted a huge amount of people to fill these vacancies. And if they worked under the Trump administration and perhaps the Obama administration before that and were dedicated employees and devoted civil servants, then of course they should stay.

lpbk2713

(42,763 posts)
17. Solicit and encourage whistle blowers.
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:46 PM
May 2020


Right down to the smallest departments of the smallest agencies.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
21. Can we execute them all in bulk?
Sun May 17, 2020, 09:30 AM
May 2020

I have ideas, not fit for posting, any place.



We should detest these ASSHOLES.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
24. Works for me and heads will surely roll over this!
Sun May 17, 2020, 10:02 AM
May 2020


I've seen the last public guillotine video.

Purely historical study of course.




sarisataka

(18,717 posts)
27. While watching historical videos
Sun May 17, 2020, 12:50 PM
May 2020

You should include a few on the French Revolution. Pay attention to how those guillotines were used and who the people were that most often were marched up the steps

pecosbob

(7,542 posts)
25. I've been thinking on this for a few years
Sun May 17, 2020, 11:20 AM
May 2020

I believe we need to deal with the issue of intentional monkey-wrenching of government agencies. We need coherent policy on preventing malfeasance, misfeasance or whatever legal term constitutes willful dereliction of responsibility while in a public office. Watching the robber barons and carpetbaggers descend on the federal government in recent decades has sickened me to the heart.

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