Trump's First 100 Days

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(01-31-2017, 10:55 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Okay, so I'm right there along with several other people with regards to how things are going. I wanted to have a thread for some of the action in the first 100 days that maybe aren't as big of a discussion. There are going to be a lot of topics, and quite frankly seeing 5000 threads about what Trump is doing this hour gets old, quick.

So, anything that goes on in the first 100 days and you don't necessarily want to start a thread about it if there isn't one already, put it here.

I'll start off with the NSC thing. I was surprised there was no thread already, and I'm not going to hash out all of the concerns initially brought up around Bannon's placement on the principal, but I will say that he may get yanked off, soon. Apparently, according to the USC, for anyone other than those specifically listed in the law to be on the NSC to have a seat, they must be confirmed by the Senate. Bannon's role in the administration was chosen specifically so he wouldn't have to go through confirmation hearings that likely wouldn't go very well. So, it's either send him to a Senate that is not very friendly to him, or pull him off of the NSC.

I have to thank Trump for forcing so many of us to learn more about the powers of the Executive.

Obama could pull Axelrod in for occasional NSC meetings, though in a non-speaking role. What will happen if Trump just says he is going have Bannon there at meetings no matter what anyone says. He is the Commander in chief. Neither Congress nor the Supreme court can send in a squad of Marines to remove Bannon. How would they enforce a ban on Bannon?

Is it possible that members of the intel agency would resist this? What a crazy problem to be dealing with at the ground zero of national security.

Cheney often invoked the "Unitary Executive" theory to justify Bush's actions, like legitimizing torture and generally pushing back against Congress. Maybe we will be hearing that from Trump's representatives soon.