The next few weeks might be even more interesting then after the new Congress takes over. Because there are some 50-ish Republicans in the House (and another handful in the Senate) who are short-timers now, and probably blame their impending lapse in employment directly on Trumpās war. And bunch of others who just barely held on to their jobs.
Massie is going to move to impeach Hegseth over the war next week, and itās probably gonna pass. Weāll have to see what Thune does with it in the Senate, he might still have his Senate gig but has to give up the majority to Chuck, and he knows its because of the war. He might go ahead and let them vote Hegseth out. Nobody likes Hegseth anyway. Heās been blocking promotions of anyone who isnāt white and male, and many of these same Senators understand how mind-numbingly stupid that is. A new SecDef can unblock them (at least for the ones who havenāt quit already.) I think if these articles reached the Senate over the summer he would have been gone then, the election just solidifies how much they all hate him.
Then, the key battle will be who replaces him. Republicans would be motivated to pick a replacement before they give up control to Chuck. If Trumpās āgrip on the partyā really is slipping, then Thune and Mitch will sit down wih Trump and give him a list of establishment picks to choose from, and tell him that if he picks anyone else, they wonāt confirm them and he will have to deal with Chuckles. However, if he appoints another yoyo, and that gets confirmed, we will know that Senate Republicans lost their spine along with their majority.
With any luck, the military leaders that are left under him realize heās on the chopping block, too, and prevent the worst from happening. I bet they canāt just decline lawful orders, but they can slow-roll them until he is out.
I have never been in the military, but I think it must chafe even the most trigger-happy military leaders to be taking orders from such a dumbass, who couldnāt get past Major when he served
Probably not. The Constitution says āall Civil officers of the United Statesā, but traditionally that has been interpreted as a limitation to Senate-confirmed positions like judges and cabinet officials. I certainly wouldnāt try it while this SCOTUS is in place.
The Senate Republicans are going to pick a leader on Tuesday, November 10. John Thune actively wants it, and as of the date of that article has no challengers. Expect his MAGA priorities to overcome any inclination he has to work across the aisle, though heās not above opposing Trump.
The next few weeks might be even more interesting then after the new Congress takes over. Because there are some 50-ish Republicans in the House (and another handful in the Senate) who are short-timers now, and probably blame their impending lapse in employment directly on Trumpās war. And bunch of others who just barely held on to their jobs.
Massie is going to move to impeach Hegseth over the war next week, and itās probably gonna pass. Weāll have to see what Thune does with it in the Senate, he might still have his Senate gig but has to give up the majority to Chuck, and he knows its because of the war. He might go ahead and let them vote Hegseth out. Nobody likes Hegseth anyway. Heās been blocking promotions of anyone who isnāt white and male, and many of these same Senators understand how mind-numbingly stupid that is. A new SecDef can unblock them (at least for the ones who havenāt quit already.) I think if these articles reached the Senate over the summer he would have been gone then, the election just solidifies how much they all hate him.
Then, the key battle will be who replaces him. Republicans would be motivated to pick a replacement before they give up control to Chuck. If Trumpās āgrip on the partyā really is slipping, then Thune and Mitch will sit down wih Trump and give him a list of establishment picks to choose from, and tell him that if he picks anyone else, they wonāt confirm them and he will have to deal with Chuckles. However, if he appoints another yoyo, and that gets confirmed, we will know that Senate Republicans lost their spine along with their majority.
My guess is that theyāll rush to do something epically stupid before that happens, like blitzkrieging Tehran so that they can claim a victory
With any luck, the military leaders that are left under him realize heās on the chopping block, too, and prevent the worst from happening. I bet they canāt just decline lawful orders, but they can slow-roll them until he is out.
I have never been in the military, but I think it must chafe even the most trigger-happy military leaders to be taking orders from such a dumbass, who couldnāt get past Major when he served
Could HeiMiller be impeached the same way?
Probably not. The Constitution says āall Civil officers of the United Statesā, but traditionally that has been interpreted as a limitation to Senate-confirmed positions like judges and cabinet officials. I certainly wouldnāt try it while this SCOTUS is in place.
The Senate Republicans are going to pick a leader on Tuesday, November 10. John Thune actively wants it, and as of the date of that article has no challengers. Expect his MAGA priorities to overcome any inclination he has to work across the aisle, though heās not above opposing Trump.