Trump himself weighed in yesterday on a first step toward stripping the Senate and House of power. Neutralizing the legislative branch is at the top of every autocrat’s to-do list.
Read the details here from Politico, but this “recess appointment ” process is a way for Trump to populate his Cabinet and other posts with officials who might not win Senate confirmation. For example, it would avoid a pesky fight over putting conspiracy nut Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of health care. Recess appointments can last up to two years unless senators later come back and confirm the nominee.
All three of the Republicans vying for Senate Majority Leader, to be voted on Wednesday, quickly agreed to Trump’s demand. Next, expect him to demand abolishing the filibuster, depriving the Senate’s Democratic minority of any influence on outcomes.
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And there is a market for concerns about Trump’s ambitions. Although some voted for him anyway, a majority of the voters on Tuesday said they were “very or somewhat concerned that electing Trump would bring the U.S. closer to being an authoritarian country”, where a single leader has unchecked power, according to the AP VoteCast survey.
