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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:44 AM Jan 2017

I would start one, but I'm too furious to make the case in logical bullet points pulling from all the right sources.

Anyone here up for the task?

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So far there is not a WH petition to remove Bannon from NSC and the White House staff (Original Post) ehrnst Jan 2017 OP

I wonder how much longer the WH petitions will be available. femmocrat Jan 2017 #1

Check on Twitter. femmocrat Jan 2017 #5

Thanks. femmocrat Jan 2017 #7

What would be the point? brooklynite Jan 2017 #2

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1. I wonder how much longer the WH petitions will be available.

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:50 AM

Jan 2017

Surprised they haven't taken it down yet.

BTW, I have been reading on Twitter that Bannon must face Senate approval for that post on the NSC. Ha!

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3. Not seeing a reliable source for the Senate Confirmation for Bannon -

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:54 AM

Jan 2017

Do you have one? I'm only seeing Palmer Report, and that's clickbait.

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5. Check on Twitter.

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:56 AM

Jan 2017

Link to tweet

Jonathan Alter is pretty reliable, I think.

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6. I found a Laurence Trib rebuttal saying that Alter's interpretation is off

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 11:16 AM

Jan 2017

http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2017/01/31/newsweeks-jonathan-alter-attempts-legal-analysis-on-steve-bannon-and-the-nsc-gets-nuked-by-laurence-tribe/

/The law isn't obscure but it dsn't require Senate confirmation to serve on the Principals Committee, which isn't part of NSC as such.

The statute in question does not apply to the attendees of the Principals Committee, for which Bannon was appointed.