Posted on 12/02/2016 2:16:40 PM PST by drewh
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) came out against Donald Trump’s selection of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of Defense, saying she would not support a necessary congressional waiver to allow him to take on the role.
Gillibrand is the first lawmaker to oppose waiving the prohibition on former military officers heading the Pentagon less than seven years after retiring. “While I deeply respect General Mattis’s service, I will oppose a waiver,” she said in a statement. “Civilian control of our military is a fundamental principle of American democracy, and I will not vote for an exception to this rule.”
Mattis retired in 2013. George Marshall was the only Defense secretary to need a waiver, having been picked by President Truman in 1950, five years after the five-star general stepped down as Army chief of staff
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Gee wiz...such a shock. A dem coming out against anything Trump.
Winning is Great! !
The Democrat Party continues its downward spiral into oblivion and total falure!!! End of story!!! LMAO!!!
Trump is the civilian.
What took the bi+ch so long?
Senator, another fundamental principle of our democracy is accepting the results of an election after you concede...
Sylogism:
Winners are not losers. Gillibrand is not a winner. What is she?
Dear Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.):
Nobody cares what you think. You are in the minority.
Talk to Harry Reid.
5.56mm
Below is the job description for the Secretary of Defense. I’m not sure I understand the logic of the requirement for a waiver as the SOD does not, apparently, exercise direct command. It’s a policy and management job.
http://www.ehow.com/about_6500371_job-description-secretary-defense.html
time to NUKE the DEMORATS!
finally a law a Democrat deigns to follow and obey. !!
This is all setting up nicely for an expansion of our senate majority. Let these idiots continue to oppose Trump’s people and agenda, because in 2018 they are the ones with the outsized number of seats to defend just like we had in 2016. I bet we pick up 6-8 seats easily.
It requires more time for a feminist to think than normal women.
“Civilian control of our military is a fundamental principle of American democracy”
Dear Moron,
He is retired.
America is NOT a Democracy.
There's nothing outlandish about a member of Congress who thinks "Donald Trump wants to nominate James Mattis" isn't a good enough reason.
we hear that she prefers someone named Barak Hussein Obama* for Secretary of Defense
*note: his true identity is a secret but this is his last-known alias
Thanks to the Harry Reid Rule (Nuclear Option), no one cares what the Democrats think any more about nominations.
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