Unless the nominees are egregiously unqualified, I believe the President gets a lot of discretion and latitude to nominate his Cabinet.
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Replying to @gregpalmer
@gregpalmer@ryannewyork And nominees often have to answer (or refuse to answer) tough questions in the process. Your point?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@chrisgeidner@RyanNewYork this isn't about tough questions, this is activists trying to scuttle a nomination before it even reaches senate1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregpalmer
@gregpalmer@chrisgeidner EXACTLY. Thank you Greg.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RyanNewYork
@RyanNewYork@gregpalmer I doubt Get Equal has that power, even if they were to claim that's their aim. It might raise the Qs in hrngs, tho.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@chrisgeidner@gregpalmer Qs will be raised in hearings already. Didn't you hear Baldwin yesterday?@GetEqual once again proves unnecessary1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RyanNewYork
@RyanNewYork@gregpalmer So, once a freshman senator says something, LGBT advocates can close up shop? Good to know!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chrisgeidner
@chrisgeidner@gregpalmer And yes, it would be totally fine for LGBT Advocates to "close up shop" on this issue.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@RyanNewYork @gregpalmer Well, as it turns out, others disagree. So, there we go.
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