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In reply to the discussion: Should "Cabinet" posts should be elected, not appointed? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)8. No. The last thing we need is MORE people worried about votes,
funding campaigns, and pandering to the voting public.
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Can oil companies finance Interior? Defense contractors support their own Secretary?
immoderate
Nov 2012
#11
No.The elected president needs to have a trusted team around him or her for support.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#12
They aren't as powerful as it seems because the underlying federal bureaucracy they head does not
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#17
no. The President needs to work with people they trust otherwise even more gridlock
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#21
Probably the worst idea I've ever seen suggested on DU...Congrats for that honor....
Rowdyboy
Nov 2012
#22
The president has to have trusted cabinet members and maybe without approval of Congress
Thinkingabout
Nov 2012
#30