@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoTrump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretarywww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down15
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minus-square@FozzyOsbourne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish25•6 months agoDoes the USA just let anyone become in charge of large areas of the country? Like you don’t need to be an elected official or anything?
minus-square@hOrni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish21•6 months agoElected? You don’t even need to be qualified. Or even sane.
minus-squaredantheclammanlinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoThere is Senate confirmation. But there is talk of Trump pressuring the Senate to adjourn so his nominations can be rammed through as “recess appointments”. Then we’d really be in rubber stamp legislature autocracy territory
Does the USA just let anyone become in charge of large areas of the country? Like you don’t need to be an elected official or anything?
Elected? You don’t even need to be qualified. Or even sane.
There is Senate confirmation. But there is talk of Trump pressuring the Senate to adjourn so his nominations can be rammed through as “recess appointments”. Then we’d really be in rubber stamp legislature autocracy territory