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Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
 
uncleray said:
Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
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Do you have a link about your alleged "poaching"? Don't get me wrong...I'm not disputing what you say. I just hadn't heard of that before you mentioned it.

Why do you think Trump's EO's are coming out of nowhere? I mean, none of these things have been a surprise to me since he talked about all of it during his campaign.

Also, are you privy of every conversation every one of Trump's administration has had with Congressmen...that makes you so sure he hasn't had any advice from them? (not that he actually NEEDS their advice)
 
Mycroft said:
Do you have a link about your alleged "poaching"? Don't get me wrong...I'm not disputing what you say. I just hadn't heard of that before you mentioned it.

Why do you think Trump's EO's are coming out of nowhere? I mean, none of these things have been a surprise to me since he talked about all of it during his campaign.

Also, are you privy of every conversation every one of Trump's administration has had with Congressmen...that makes you so sure he hasn't had any advice from them? (not that he actually NEEDS their advice)
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I believe it's poach, as in: verb
cook (an egg), without its shell, in or over boiling water.

There's an AP headline. Trump Boils Congressional Staffers.
 
uncleray said:
Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
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My thoughts are that the President's party will turn on him in a HEARTBEAT if they think their constituents aren't happy.

No worries.
 
uncleray said:
Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
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From what you say, I cannot see that danger.
 
humbolt said:
I believe it's poach, as in: verb
cook (an egg), without its shell, in or over boiling water.

There's an AP headline. Trump Boils Congressional Staffers.
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If you're hunting on someone's property without permission, you are poaching.
 
DaveFagan said:
If you're hunting on someone's property without permission, you are poaching.
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And most especially if you boil the game on site. Then you're doubly poaching. That's really, really bad. Deserves to "really's".
 
humbolt said:
I believe it's poach, as in: verb
cook (an egg), without its shell, in or over boiling water.

There's an AP headline. Trump Boils Congressional Staffers.
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Enhanced Interrogation Techniques?
 
uncleray said:
Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
Click to expand...

Were you here during the Obama administration?
 
Mycroft said:
Do you have a link about your alleged "poaching"? Don't get me wrong...I'm not disputing what you say. I just hadn't heard of that before you mentioned it.

Why do you think Trump's EO's are coming out of nowhere? I mean, none of these things have been a surprise to me since he talked about all of it during his campaign.

Also, are you privy of every conversation every one of Trump's administration has had with Congressmen...that makes you so sure he hasn't had any advice from them? (not that he actually NEEDS their advice)
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Ask and you shall receive. If this is true, it's VERY bad optics and an indication that Congress may begin to lose trust in him sooner rather than later.

Hill staffers secretly worked on Trump's immigration order - POLITICO
 
Tanngrisnir said:
Ask and you shall receive. If this is true, it's VERY bad optics and an indication that Congress may begin to lose trust in him sooner rather than later.

Hill staffers secretly worked on Trump's immigration order - POLITICO
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Yes...if this is true. A whole lot of "unnamed sources" in that article. Makes one wonder what is true and what is not. However, I'm not so sure this is bad optics.

But I found this part interesting:

"Like other congressional committees, some staff of the House Judiciary Committee were permitted to offer their policy expertise to the Trump transition team about immigration law,"
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I wonder who gave permission?

In any case, I don't think this is quite what the OP had in mind when he was talking about "poaching". He seemed to be talking about Congressional staffers changing jobs...leaving their Congressional jobs to join Trump's administration.
 
uncleray said:
Just my $0.02 but with the WH poaching congressional staffers
unbeknownst to their bosses, and with EOs seemingly coming out of nowhere
without advice from The Hill, it seems that Congress will eventually become a
lapdog of the Executive branch. Any thoughts?
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I keep hearing that many years ago Trump decided to become a Republican because he considered the Republican Party the "dumbest group" who will readily eat every word he says truthful or not. Trump is out to destroy the judiciary, and has most Republicans in his pocket. Their motto is loyalty first to the party, not the country.

Some people are saying the reason he so admires Putin is because he himself wants to become dictator of America. And to do that he will uplay dangers real or imagined.
He could say something like, "I will protect you as long as you give up your rights as Americans" so say foreigners who came from countries who have dictators.
 
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