As Trump Drains the Swamp, Which Alphabet Agencies Should Go First?

[Yttrium]

How is that accomplished when one says, "I want to vote;" and the registrar says, "Sure! Here's a number?"

Moreover, what is to keep one from acquiring multiple numbers?

I dunno. Like I said, that sounds like it could be a registering problem in California. If it actually is a problem, we should put pressure on them to fix that.

 

[BCP1928]

Greene, who was tapped to lead a subcommittee working with the Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), laid out how she hopes to cut government spending

The congresswoman said government-funded media programs like NPR, which she claimed "spread nothing but Democrat propaganda," will be under the subcommittee’s microscope.

Sanctuary states, cities should explain to DOGE why they deserve federal money: MTG

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Sunday laid out areas that could face the chopping block under the subcommittee’s plan to cut government spending.

www.foxnews.com

What did they do? Debunk the Jewish space lasers? Make fun of the Democratic hurricane generator? I heard a story on NPR that convinced me that the Hatian refugees weren't actually eating household pets. Definitely Democratic propaganda.

 

[HARK!]

Thank you for this. So not all the data comes from NOAA, but a significant chunk of it does, which would then become unavailable if it were to be abolished.

I suspect that private meteorologists can pick up the slack and the US weather models aren't the only models; and the US models aren't necessarily the most accurate.

That said, I'm sure that it won't prevent us from knowing when a hurricane is on the horizon; and models don't accurately predict where they will make landfall anyway, until they're almost there.

 

[BCP1928]

I suspect that private meteorologists can pick up the slack and the US weather models aren't the only models; and the US models aren't necessarily the most accurate.

That said, I'm sure that it won't prevent us from knowing when a hurricane is on the horizon; and models don't accurately predict where they will make landfall anyway, until they're almost there.

Are you sure you want to get your weather information from a foreign country? They're most;y all "woke" about global warming--you wouldn't be able to trust them.

 

[DaisyDay]

You would have done well to have read the first paragraph of the linked article in the OP:

Legislative definitions of an agency of the federal government of the United States are varied, and even contradictory. The official United States Government Manual offers no definition.[1][2] While the Administrative Procedure Act definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and through subsequent litigation often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of agencies.[3][4]

The first link within that link provides even deeper insight to rebut your bare assertion:

A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administration.[1] There is a notable variety of agency types. Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a department or ministry, and other types of public body established by government. The functions of an agency are normally executive in character since different types of organizations (such as commissions) are most often constituted in an advisory role — this distinction is often blurred in practice however, it is not allowed.

Government agency - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Those are still not agencies but corporations.

 

[DaisyDay]

Federal Requirement to register and vote:
"any official document that shows your name and current address. Official documents include bank statements, pay stubs, rental leases, utility bills,"

It is and has been the Federal Law since 1993 or earlier.
A person does not have to have ID to vote in Federal Elections
They only have to prove they are residents of the State or less.

There is a Voter ID law in the Congress that is vehemently opposed by those who claim it is "voter suppression" to require any form of ID to vote. Therefore all the States usually require is "residency" such as a utility bill or rent receipt.

Do you have the particular case in Arizona that resulted in this? Other states do require a state issued id to register.

 

[DaisyDay]

Where do weather forecasters get their data?

Meteorology, like every other science, relies on careful and precise measurement of its subject. Weather observations are critical to both weather forecasters and computer models that predict the weather. These measurements are made at the ground level as well as in the atmosphere. Continue...

wxguys.ssec.wisc.edu

Well, Musk has satellites, so maybe the new government will just outsource NOAA data collection and dissemination to one of his companies. No more need for sharpies to adjust forecasts! Just a call to the First Buddy.

 

[RDKirk]

Well, Musk has satellites, so maybe the new government will just outsource NOAA data collection and dissemination to one of his companies. No more need for sharpies to adjust forecasts! Just a call to the First Buddy.

No conflict of interest there. Nope.

 

[QvQ]

Do you have the particular case in Arizona that resulted in this? Other states do require a state issued id to register.

There is a Federal Law that was passed in 1993 that specifically states that no ID or proof of citizenship is required.
Arizona passed a law that all voters had to prove citizenship
The 9th Circuit divided the State and Federal
Arizona has 2 ballots

I suspect that if you check your State very carefully, there isn't any requirement for ID or citizenship.
If you notice that California list, the first is ID required.
That is a red herring and people will pull out their ID.
However:
There are the alternates listed
Ending with what is Actual Fact
No ID required

Check your State. It has to conform to that 1993 law and that is No Proof of Citizenship required.

New York Voter Registration requires One (1) of the listed documents
If you do not provide your driver's license number or the last four digits of your social security number on your registration form, you can include a copy of any of the following documentation with your registration application:

• Current and Valid Photo ID
• Current Utility Bill
• Bank Statement
• Government Check or Paycheck
• Government Document that shows Name and Address

 

[Belk]

Sesame Street: ABCs of the Swamp ​

I'll go with the BATF, PBS, and NPR.

DEA, ATF, and FDA

Let's take drugs, shoot guns, and have unregulated snake oil to cure our hangovers.

 

[RDKirk]

Now that you mention it.. getting rid of the DoD and the DA, DON, DAF and USMC under it would be in line with the original intent of the Constitution.

Although, the Army and the Air Force do need annual authorization by Congress. Congress must vote each year for their continuance.

It can get fuzzy, of course, because the government has long-term DoD contracts with thousands of companies. The government would be sued into the next century if they tried to abruptly abrogate those contracts.

 

[probinson]

I'm also not fond of OSHA. Why should I put railings on my narrow catwalks? That's no fun.

I know you're just being sarcastic, but why would eliminating OSHA mean that you would have to stop putting railings on narrow catwalks?

 

[RDKirk]

I know you're just being sarcastic, but why would eliminating OSHA mean that you would have to stop putting railings on narrow catwalks?

It's well-known that the Galactic Empire of Star Wars does not have OSHA.

 

[Yttrium]

I know you're just being sarcastic, but why would eliminating OSHA mean that you would have to stop putting railings on narrow catwalks?

... I don't want to put the railings on them.

 

[Arcangl86]

I know you're just being sarcastic, but why would eliminating OSHA mean that you would have to stop putting railings on narrow catwalks?

Railings add cost and are only there for employee safety. If there is nobody to enforce OHS laws, then why spend the money?

 

[BPPLEE]

Railings add cost and are only there for employee safety. If there is nobody to enforce OHS laws, then why spend the money?

To avoid being sued when someone falls off

 

[BCP1928]

To avoid being sued when someone falls off

But there would be no one to say that it wasn't just worker carelessness.

 

[HARK!]

Those are still not agencies but corporations.

TITLE 28 > PART VI > CHAPTER 176 > SUBCHAPTER A > § 3002

§ 3002. Definitions

(15) “United States” means—
(A) a Federal corporation;
(B) an agency, department, commission, board, or other entity of the United States; or
(C) an instrumentality of the United States.

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title28/part6/chapter176/subchapterA&edition=prelim

You were saying?

 

[Pommer]

Thank you for this. So not all the data comes from NOAA, but a significant chunk of it does, which would then become unavailable if it were to be abolished.

From our good friend’s link:
“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) uses the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS) to collect and distribute weather observations from NOAA and non-NOAA organizations.”

[emphasis Pommer’s]

 

[BPPLEE]

But there would be no one to say that it wasn't just worker carelessness.

I'm sure the family of the victim could find a lawyer to make the case