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Trump just quietly passed an executive order that could destroy a future Biden administration

Donald Trump’s latest executive order could give him the power to mount a scorched-earth campaign which would cripple a future Biden administration.

In the event the incumbent president loses his re-election bid, this order could give him largely unfettered authority to fire experts like Dr Anthony Fauci while leaving behind a corps of embedded loyalists to undermine his successor, according to federal employment law experts.

The order, which the White House released late Wednesday evening, would strip civil service protections from a broad swath of career civil servants if it is decided that they are in “confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating positions” — a description previously reserved for the political appointees who come and go with each change in administration. It does that by creating a new category for such positions that do not turn over from administration to administration and reclassifying them as part of that category. The Office of Personnel Management — essentially the executive branch’s human resources department — has been charged with implementing the order by publishing a “preliminary” list of positions to be moved into the new category on what could President Donald Trump’s last full day in office: January 19, 2021.

Creating the new category — known as “Schedule F” — and moving current civil servants into it could allow a lame-duck President Trump to cripple his successor’s administration by firing any career federal employees who’ve been included on the list. It also could allow Trump administration officials to skirt prohibitions against “burrowing in” — the heavily restricted practice of converting political appointees (known as “Schedule C” employees) into career civil servants — by hiring them under the new category for positions which would not end with Trump’s term. Another provision orders agencies to take steps to prohibit removing “Schedule F” appointees from their jobs on the grounds of “political affiliation,” which could potentially prevent a future administration from firing unqualified appointees because of their association with President Trump.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/tr ... 55692.html

jimboston wrote:1) If Trump is taking these actions with Executive order, then Biden can undo them Day 1 with Executive Order.

saxitoxin wrote:

jimboston wrote:1) If Trump is taking these actions with Executive order, then Biden can undo them Day 1 with Executive Order.

Under the Administrative Procedures Act, Biden can only undo an Executive Order demonstrating proof that he is not doing so in an arbitrary manner - that there is data and evidence of a reason to do so - and following a period of public hearings and comment. This will take a minimum of four months (but realistically 6-8 months since there will be a bevy of lawsuits).

Trump got into the same hot water when he tried to reverse Obama's EO on DACA. To undo that it took him a year and a half.

jimboston wrote:1) If Trump is taking these actions with Executive order, then Biden can undo them Day 1 with Executive Order.

2) Trump is acting like the kid at the playground who leaves and takes his ball home because he’s not doing well.
How do you respect a man. who says he “loves American” and then simultaneously executes this ‘scorched earth’ policy to help ensure his successor fails? Wouldn’t the mature/Presidential thing to do be to help ensure a smooth transition and make sure your successor to help move the country forward?

betiko wrote:

jimboston wrote:1) If Trump is taking these actions with Executive order, then Biden can undo them Day 1 with Executive Order.

2) Trump is acting like the kid at the playground who leaves and takes his ball home because he’s not doing well.
How do you respect a man. who says he “loves American” and then simultaneously executes this ‘scorched earth’ policy to help ensure his successor fails? Wouldn’t the mature/Presidential thing to do be to help ensure a smooth transition and make sure your successor to help move the country forward?

he's just being the type of guy he is... selfish egotistic throwing the chess board when he sees he's getting too many of his chips eaten. loseeeeeeeeeeeer
it's fantastic to see that some people can still defend that attitude... a democracy is about serving your country and the interests of a majority that voted for you. it's not your toy for your gruges, personal vendettas, personal wealth maximisation and all.. serve your damn country Don! fucking corrupt douchebag..

riskllama wrote:who the f*ck is duke tanner?

riskllama wrote:sounds like a made up name...*shrugs*

riskllama wrote:i thought Biden was a career politician of 40 some years. is jailing negroes like a hobby of his, or something?

"They must be taken off the street!"

"... a cadre of young people, tens of thousands ... they will become the predators ... we have predators on our streets ... it doesn't matter if they were deprived as youth, we have no choice but to take them out of society"

"we must make the streets safer ... I don't CARE WHY someone is a malfactor ... we have an obligation to cordon them off from the rest of society ... THEY MUST BE TAKEN OUT! THEY MUST BE IN JAIL!"

Sackett58 wrote:Maybe if Tanner made better choices

Top surrogates for the Trump campaign have been told to keep their Novembers clear for potential campaign events. And Trump campaign advisers said not to rule out the possibility Trump continues his rallies even as election officials continue to count ballots after the Nov. 3 election, according to a campaign surrogate and two Trump advisers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/3 ... ied-433720