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Suzanne Clancy's avatar

Oh, Mona - federal agencies are not part of the executive branch because they are staffed by libtard Ph.D.s who have actual expertise in facts. We can't have that.

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Conservatives aren't worried about the people with Ph.D.s. They're worried about the political appointees, whose "expert opinions" on the law change, depending on what party is in control.

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Suzanne Clancy's avatar

And an example would be? To be clear, my comment was intended as tongue-in-cheek; I don't condone agency misbehavior, whether by careerists or political appointees.

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Example: The courts consistently rejected the Obama Education Department's Title IX interpretations, embodied in the infamous "Dear colleague" letter. Betsy DeVos went through the formal regulatory process to implement new interpretations that were consistent with the court rulings. The Biden administration recently reverted to something similar to the old, illegal Obama interpretations.

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Suzanne Clancy's avatar

Fair point - overreach does not produce good policy, regardless of ideology or motivation. But do you seriously think a Biden presidency presents a more and present danger than a Trump one?

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Migs's avatar

ItтАЩs so weird. Does she realize this is how the fda or sec works?

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