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Doesnt look like a great choice.
Obama has proven that he does not have a good eye for talent
Doesnt look like a great choice.
Can you name a president who was not political?
How exactly is a lawyer well qualified to run a agency tasked with defending the homeland? What about writing legal breifs makes someone a manager, a security expert, etc? Napolitano was a bad pick, this is much worse. This is like making a budget bureaucrat in charge of the entire countries intelligence operation.
Wouldnt the acting secretary be more qualified?
How exactly is a lawyer well qualified to run a agency tasked with defending the homeland? What about writing legal breifs makes someone a manager, a security expert, etc? Napolitano was a bad pick, this is much worse. This is like making a budget bureaucrat in charge of the entire countries intelligence operation.
(b) Mission
(1) In General. - The primary mission of the Department is to
(A) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States;
(B) reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; and
(C) minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States."
Wouldnt the acting secretary be more qualified?
The Core Missions
There are five homeland security missions:
1.Prevent terrorism and enhancing security;
2.Secure and manage our borders;
3.Enforce and administer our immigration laws;
4.Safeguard and secure cyberspace;
5.Ensure resilience to disasters.
Really? Seriously? Guess that judge who threw out the name Messiah wasn't around when he was born.
ohnson’s first name (pronounced “Jay”) is taken from a Liberian chief, who reportedly saved his grandfather’s life while Dr. Johnson was on a League of Nations mission to Liberia in 1930.[SUP][2][/SUP]
He was not serious. Jeh Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1. Probably.
2. Look on the bright side. If we are attacked, he'd probably be great at writing the legal brief protesting the attack! :mrgreen:
3. Why not appoint Sheriff Arpaio if he's serious about border security? I know, I know, wrong eye color, right?
Since Jeh is a friend of BHO, he doubtless thinks like BHO, so there goes any thought about controlling illegal immigration! :thumbdown: He'll probably have big "welcome" signs posted instead.
Greetings, Jonny5. :2wave:
The first black president could be the one who detains and deports the most brown people in U.S. history. Without a course correction, that’s the legacy President Obama is building, and it could put him and his Democratic allies at odds with the fastest-growing demographic in the country.
Obama is on track to deport 3 million immigrants without papers by the end of his second term, more than any other president. George W. Bush deported about 2 million over two terms.
You might want to reconsider your position on this one because the facts just don't support your claim (sarcastic as it might be).
From NationalJournal.com:
Actually, Obama Has Been Terrible for Immigrants - NationalJournal.com
No surprise from you, all you have are your election day talking point. Here's the dirty little secret, lots of people were elected on Election Day, not just your personal savior. Get over it. I doubt you shut you hole up and sat down the day Bush was re-elected.
He was not serious. Jeh Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doesnt look like a great choice.
Well, you once more demonstrate your total ignorance regarding how the U.S. Government works. See, it's like this. There are a lot of appointed positions, and the guy who's been elected President gets to appoint people to fill those positions. Are you with me so far, or am I going too fast?
Some of these positions are subject to confirmation, but the way its supposed to work is that the Senate confirms the President's appointments unless they are criminals or unless they are proven to be unqualified for the position. You don't get to vote no on his appointments because you don't like the President or his politics. I'll repeat: ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
As for Republican Presidents, I said exactly the same thing. Elections have consequences. Its really not that difficult - unless, of course, your just a partisan no-nothing who would just like to pretend that the 2012 election never happened. Oh, wait a minute..........
I can't say, upon hearing primary bit of credentials, I was especially thrilled with selection of the new secretary my agency falls under.
I'm not shocked that Obama would put someone tied to his administration into the office...that's kind of status quo for politicians (And at this point anyone that thought his "Change from Politics as Usual" shtick was legitimate is a master of self deception). But would've hoped for someone with a bit more tangible and substantial law enforcement or counter terrorism experience. Then again, with the Napolitano pick previously, I'm not exactly surprised.
::shrugs:: We need to win another election; this is the results of not.
Being a lawyer covers a broad range of potential duties. Here is his most recent job: General Counsel of the Department of Defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not sure where you retrieved the mission criteria for DHS from (I assume it was from the law that created the agency), but the core roles as outlined at dhs.gov are:
#3 is where being an experienced lawyer would certainly come into play. Seems all other core responsibilities would fall under having "sound management skills".
I could understand if people would prefer having someone with an intelligence background holding the Sec, DHS position based on items 1 and 2, but if you limit the scope of experience in that way wouldn't that also mean the individual would also require a background in IT security and previously held the position of FEMA at least at the state level somewhere?
Since "capture and hold" individuals who violate our national security, immigration and cyber-security laws seem to be the focus of the Sec, DHS position, it makes sense to find someone with a strong legal background to put in the position.
You can read more about DHS at their website, Homeland Security.
Thoughts?
Again, what does a lawyer know about enforcing the law? You don't hire a lawyer to be sheriff. You hire a cop with management skills. And yes, having someone who knows something about cybersecurity, emergency management, etc is exactly who you want. This is why governors are the natural choice for such executive positions.
Come now, if nominated as Sec, DHS, he'd interpret immigration law like any other lawyer and, as should, be bound by his oath of office to enforce immigration policy. Frankly, I'd prefer such an individual come from the intelligence community since criteria #1 and #2 deal with aspects of anti-terrorism, but lacking such a background, I can accept an individual with a strong legal background because that's also what holding the position would require.
As for nominating a governor for the position, I seriously doubt an acting Governor would level such a job just to hold a federal job without the perks that come with living in the Governor's Mansion.
Will Republicans shut down the government over this nominee?
Will Republicans shut down the government over this nominee?
Oh come on, you now Obama is political. He's probably a buddy. Look, I get that but people should have some background.