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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo far there is not a WH petition to remove Bannon from NSC and the White House staff
I would start one, but I'm too furious to make the case in logical bullet points pulling from all the right sources.
Anyone here up for the task?
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So far there is not a WH petition to remove Bannon from NSC and the White House staff (Original Post)
ehrnst
Jan 2017
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. I wonder how much longer the WH petitions will be available.
Surprised they haven't taken it down yet.
BTW, I have been reading on Twitter that Bannon must face Senate approval for that post on the NSC. Ha!
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)3. Not seeing a reliable source for the Senate Confirmation for Bannon -
Do you have one? I'm only seeing Palmer Report, and that's clickbait.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. Check on Twitter.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)6. I found a Laurence Trib rebuttal saying that Alter's interpretation is off
http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2017/01/31/newsweeks-jonathan-alter-attempts-legal-analysis-on-steve-bannon-and-the-nsc-gets-nuked-by-laurence-tribe/
/The law isn't obscure but it dsn't require Senate confirmation to serve on the Principals Committee, which isn't part of NSC as such.
The statute in question does not apply to the attendees of the Principals Committee, for which Bannon was appointed.
/The law isn't obscure but it dsn't require Senate confirmation to serve on the Principals Committee, which isn't part of NSC as such.
The statute in question does not apply to the attendees of the Principals Committee, for which Bannon was appointed.
I would have enjoyed seeing him dragged in front of a senate committee.
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)2. What would be the point?
About as effective as a Facebook poll.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)4. I think that it's something one can point to, as the one demanding his taxes to be released was.