Posted on 10/31/2019 10:35:37 AM PDT by rintintin
Republican senators are warning President Donald Trump that he cannot legally appoint immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
The White House and DHS lawyers, however, are continuing to work on a controversial end run around a federal law that prohibits Cuccinelli from serving as an acting secretary. It would likely face an immediate court challenge as well as the ire of members of his own party.
“The White House would be well advised to consult with the Senate and senators before they take any decisive action that might be embarrassing to Mr. Cuccinelli or to the White House itself,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who called the attempt to fill the top role at the department without Senate confirmations a “concern.”
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Sooooo many repubs are absolute a-holes.
What law is this running against?
They fight Trump at every turn, but they never fight for those of us that were stupid enough to elect them.
So the President is not entitled to have the help that he wants?
So why don’t they just confirm him? He’s doing a great job at citzenship so far
Once again we see the GOP controlled Senate obstructing President Trump and the so-called GOP platform they were elected to support. But it’s all Trump’s fault of course.
So why don’t they just confirm him? He’s doing a great job at citzenship so far
McConnell is holding an old grudge from when Cuccinelli was trying to primary RINO Senators. It’s petty beltway politics as usual.
This is one reason why I left the party. I won’t support the party again until it truly becomes Trump’s party.
Sooooo many repubs are absolute a-holes.
You don’t know how badly I want to see Cornrow GONE!!! These politicians can do and say stupid things because they’re etched in stone in Congress and nobody thinks they have a chance to run against these old fossils and win....and unfortunately they’re right most of the time..
Bush League Republicans do not want us to stop or reverse the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA)
The Rats just passed a Soviet show trial bill stripping the Republican party of any rights in an attempt to impeach a Republican President and cornhole is worried about procedure with a solid R running the DHS?
Beyond insane.
Funny, but seriously, what seems to be the legal hubbub?
Where are the Senate hearings where the so-called “whistleblower” and the fat lt. colonel are required to testify in public? Yet they get their butts into the public domain on an appointee enforcing Trump’s immigration policies. where are the “republicans” in the Senate on the issue of Nazi-like impeachment proceedings in the House? They’re nowhere, man, real nowhere men. Don’t they make you sick?
Trump should put him up.
The Senate should vote.
And record the votes of who vote against him.
GOP Senators don’t want a Cabinet Member
who isn’t Deep State or a spy.
What is the Federal Law? A quick scan of the article and also a link in the article don’t cite it.
Exactly. For those who complain that your GOP reps don't have spines: They absolutely do have spines and will fight. The just fight against you and not for you.
The open borders GOP Senate is blackmailing Trump. If he nominates Cucinneli, they can’t be responsible for what happens when impeachment reaches the Senate
If Trump goes. So will the GOP.
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