The democrats are not interested in accomplishing anything for the public good. They are only interested in destroying any semblance of cooperation with the newly elected president. The democrats are trying to destroy the whole process of approval of cabinet members. The democrats passed a rule while they controlled the senate called the 'nuclear option' whereby a vote can be forced. It is time for the republicans to acknowledge the fact that the democrats are only interested in destroying the orderly transfer of power to the new administration. The republican majority in the senate should do whatever is necessary to employ the 'nuclear option' for all of the remaining cabinet appointments and consider also using the nuclear option for the supreme court nominee. A new administration must be allowed to appoint cabinet members within a reasonable time frame in a process where 'opposition for political purposes' is prevented. Future 'political games' in the cabinet post process must be prevented. There is a change which will prevent this problem in the future.
Here is my proposal for changes to the cabinet appointment process in the future. As soon as the new administration nominates his cabinet members, they are installed as cabinet members. The senate is then given 30 days in which they may vote against that appointment, but if there is no such vote which occurs within the 30 day period, then the cabinet post appointment is confirmed. To state it differently, once the president nominates a cabinet post nominee, the confirmation is automatic unless the senate acts to reject the nominee.
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