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

[RDKirk]

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

If there's no governing body to say what reasonable safety precautions are, then it's just one opinion against another.

 

[Hazelelponi]

I'm sure there's a ton of redundancies that can be disposed of, but I would hate to venture guesses as to who has the most or what can be absorbed into what.

I don't work for any agencies to venture any guesses, but I'm sure it will be nice to have fewer letters flying around.

 

[BPPLEE]

If there's no governing body to say what reasonable safety precautions are, then it's just one opinion against another.

OSHA doesn't tell me what to put on my porch but if someone gets hurt on it they can still sue me

 

[HARK!]

Sen. Joni Ernst tells Musk and Ramaswamy to be like the ‘Grinch’ with DOGE spending cuts​

She’s had enough with the Christmas-level spending sprees in Washington.


Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top DOGE in the Senate, urged Department of Government Efficiency co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to channel their inner “Grinch” while unveiling her plan to slash government waste.


Her plan to “trim the fat from Washington’s budget” features about two dozen major recommendations including a suggestion to clamp down on the ritual government splurging before the fiscal year runs out.

Sen. Joni Ernst tells Musk and Ramaswamy to be like the ‘Grinch’ with DOGE spending cuts

She’s had enough with the Christmas-level spending sprees in Washington.

nypost.com

 

[ralliann]

The only thing close to a federal id would be a passport. Most people don't have one, afaik.

Elections are run by the states and counties. The states determine the rules.

It would be a voter ID .

 

[Pommer]

It would be a voter ID .

It would be an “ID” (whether one can vote depends on if one is registered to vote).
It could be a voter ID in states with “same-day” registration/voting.

 

[KCfromNC]

My vote is for NOAA - I like my tornadoes and hurricanes to be a surprise!

Do you like forecasts done after the weather happens? In sharpie? Because that's what the voters seemed to want.

 

[KCfromNC]

My understanding is that most of the data that is used by commercial weather forecasting services comes from NOAA.

Sums up the support for this plan in a nutshell - not knowing what the government agencies do but being excited to cut them even when making use of the benefits they provide.

Should lead to a lot of buyer's remorse in time for mid-terms.

 

[KCfromNC]

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.

Anything relating to the dangers of sharks and electric boats? That seemed to be one of the big campaign issues for the incoming administration.

 

[DaisyDay]

Do you like forecasts done after the weather happens? In sharpie? Because that's what the voters seemed to want.

That's not the way I remember it. As I recall, the hurricane had not yet landed and evacuations were being discussed. Donald, for some reason, said in public that the hurricane was going to hit eastern Alabama, but the national meteorologists publicly contradicted him. He tried to shut them down with his map of the predicted path with Alabama included via sharpie - on national TV.

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.

They publicly contradicted Donald and refused to change their forecast during this hurricane. No one gainsays Donald to his face!

Plus, it may benefit Musk's private satellite system of data gathering and selling.

 

[DaisyDay]

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

I don't get your point here: note the "or". This does not say that a corporation is an agency, but seems to distinguish between them. Equally confusing is that this is applies specifically to

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28 USC PART VI, CHAPTER 176, SUBCHAPTER A: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS​

From Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE​

PART VI—PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS​

CHAPTER 176—FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE​

You were saying?

I was saying, and am still saying, that a corporation is not an agency and, specifically, that neither PBS nor NPR are agencies.

 

[ralliann]

It would be an “ID” (whether one can vote depends on if one is registered to vote).
It could be a voter ID in states with “same-day” registration/voting.

If it is for federal elections, it could/should be issued according to federal laws. We seen what happened with one state attempting to take a federal candidate off the ballot already...in Colorado.

 

[A2SG]

Do you like forecasts done after the weather happens? In sharpie? Because that's what the voters seemed to want.

Yesterday's weather today!

-- A2SG, might even be slightly more accurate....

 

[RDKirk]

Even if the voter doesn't provide an ID, the voter still claims an identity of a registered voter. If more than one voter claims that identity, or if there is evidence that the registered voter didn't actually vote, then the vote can be investigated.

In my state, the ballot is mailed out, and voters fill out those ballots and return them. We write our signatures on the envelope, which can be matched against the signatures on the registrations.

Voter ID is not a real issue. It's something the DNC loves to hammer, but it's a fake issue. People need IDs to get most government welfare and social services...poor people have them. Black people, in particular, are not unable to get IDs.

Voter suppression does happen when counties reduce the polling places and make getting to the polls difficult. Even then, the real problem is gerrymandering.

But the ID issue is a fake issue.

 

[RDKirk]

Sums up the support for this plan in a nutshell - not knowing what the government agencies do but being excited to cut them even when making use of the benefits they provide.

Should lead to a lot of buyer's remorse in time for mid-terms.

Kind of like the voters who hate Obamacare but like ACA.

 

[HARK!]

I was saying, and am still saying, that a corporation is not an agency and, specifically, that neither PBS nor NPR are agencies.

According to Wikipedia, you're misinformed.

Bottom line, I'll be thankful when I'm no longer forced to pay for that propaganda.

 

[DaisyDay]

It would be a voter ID .

Which is not something that the feds give out.

 

[DaisyDay]

According to Wikipedia, you're misinformed.

You can say that all you like but you have not shown that to be true in this case.

Bottom line, I'll be thankful when I'm no longer forced to pay for that propaganda.

Okay.

 

[HARK!]

You can say that all you like but you have not shown that to be true in this case.

No you haven't.

 

[DaisyDay]

If it is for federal elections, it could/should be issued according to federal laws. We seen what happened with one state attempting to take a federal candidate off the ballot already...in Colorado.

Well, yes. That state had specific disqualifications for candidates to appear on the ballot, one of which, no felons, applied to the Maga candidate. The Supreme Court wrongly interfered state election law, but this court is extremely activist.