2024-12-06 20:37:00
Neither Vivek Ramaswamy nor Elon Musk have been elected. Both are serving as unelected bureaucrats within the Department of Government Efficiency with the intent to affect federal law and agencies including for example reducing VA benefits to disabled veterans. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-7) Author
2024-12-06 21:45:09
NNN - Whether or not Elon/Vivek were democratically elected doesn't make this false. Additionally, this logic is probably why the final step for DOGE is to delete Elon and Vivek's role. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author
2024-12-07 02:21:56
They are not bureaucrats, they are advisors with a specific and temporary mission. All presidents have advisors. They will provide a list of suggested cuts to Trump and then leave. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-1-0) Author
2024-12-07 15:41:24
"Bureaucrats" are in control only where lawmakers directly or indirectly gave them mandate to do so. If lawmakers saw/see anything wrong at any time, nothing was (or is) preventing them from stepping in. Having more explicit laws needs much more expert legislation. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author