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Originally posted by: DonDiego
"Senate aides said Friday [14 March 2014] that as many as 10 Democrats are believed to be considering a vote against Dr. Murthy, who has voiced support for various gun control measures like an assault weapons ban, mandatory safety training and ammunition sales limits.
The troubled nomination is the latest setback for a president who has struggled to get his nominees past members of his own party, even after Democrats changed filibuster rules to prevent repeated Republican blockades of Mr. Obama’s choices for cabinet jobs. Dr. Murthy is one of four nominees who has run into trouble this month after some Democrats have balked."
Ref: The New York Times
DonDiego knows The Obama would prefer to "appoint" a Surgeon General, as pjstroh states. But, in accordance with the US Constitution, the Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate.
Thus, it is the job of the Senate to approve or disapprove Presidential nominees. The Senate is doing its job. Perhaps, if a nominee cannot receive Senate approval in almost a year, it would be wise to nominate someone else.
Originally posted by: DonDiego
QuoteOr ask Democrats in the Senate.
Originally posted by: pjstroh
The head of the CDC is having to split his role with that of the Surgeon General because ...well...we don't have a Surgeon General. Why not? Ask Republicans in Congress who wont allow the president to appoint one.
"Senate aides said Friday [14 March 2014] that as many as 10 Democrats are believed to be considering a vote against Dr. Murthy, who has voiced support for various gun control measures like an assault weapons ban, mandatory safety training and ammunition sales limits.
The troubled nomination is the latest setback for a president who has struggled to get his nominees past members of his own party, even after Democrats changed filibuster rules to prevent repeated Republican blockades of Mr. Obama’s choices for cabinet jobs. Dr. Murthy is one of four nominees who has run into trouble this month after some Democrats have balked."
Ref: The New York Times
DonDiego knows The Obama would prefer to "appoint" a Surgeon General, as pjstroh states. But, in accordance with the US Constitution, the Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate.
Thus, it is the job of the Senate to approve or disapprove Presidential nominees. The Senate is doing its job. Perhaps, if a nominee cannot receive Senate approval in almost a year, it would be wise to nominate someone else.
And the Surgeon General plays a huge role in gun legislation so the reasoning is rational, isn't it? Amusing how the people who are loudest about blaming the government for Ebola are the same ones who support an understaffed government as given by a Senate just "doing their job".
Lets mark this post for future reference. Maybe someday in DonDiego's lifetime a Republican will win the White House again and Democrats will follow the same irresponsible precedent created by this Congress and block the president from appointing his own staff. I bet I can predict what DonDiego's disposition will be then. I'm pretty good at that.
