Rep. Katie Porter Talks Holding Acting Officials Accountable - with Ethics Expert Walter Shaub

[Rhiannon12866]

No one should get to serve in a top government job without proper vetting. During the last administration, some officials worked for months—even years—without ever being confirmed by Congress.

Rep. Katie Porter talked with ethics expert Walter Shaub about her bill to prevent this in the future.

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1. Thank you Rhiannon, this post is

my nominee for post of the morning.

K&R with gusto.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks!

And I agree, she is just terrific! We could use a few dozen more just like her!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Whatever Katie Porter thinks is best ... I agree, just as a matter of course

I defer to her judgement on all matters political, until such time as that position becomes ill-advised.

A scenario I consider highly unlikely to occur, but a possibility that must be allowed for

[Rhiannon12866]

5. She really is the best and brightest, I'd never second guess her!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. GMTA

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Agreed!

[alwaysinasnit]

4. k&r for visibility. Thanks for posting!

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Thanks! She really is just the best, and we know she'll get it done

[brer cat]

9. Thanks for posting this, Rhiannon.

I didn't know that Katie Porter was working on this bill but we saw with trump that it is very necessary.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Absolutely! I'm very grateful that she's working on this as well!

Since the previous guy showed it's absolutely necessary - and we know that Katie is the one to get it done! :

[Lonestarblue]

11. I haven't seen the details of the bill, but I hope it also decreases the number of appointees

who need Senate approval. It’s now in the thousands and simply takes too long. The rules should also not allow Senators (like Cruz) to hold up a nominee not because of questions about the person’s qualifications but because of disagreement over a president’s unrelated policy.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. That is a good point, but I think her point is the with the previous administration, they went too far

The other way. He chose cronies that were unqualified who he knew would never be approved by any Congress, so he just left them at "acting" to get around it. We can't let that happen again, they did damage that we'll be dealing with for years.

[jaxexpat]

16. It's the ABC's of representative democracy.

Appointees of elected officials must be accountable to the public. It's not a matter of voluntary vs forced submittal to accountability that is at issue. It is, instead, the unavoidability of accountability and assured consequences for malfeasance in office. Derailing this fundamental element nullifies the people's trust in government specifically and, thus, generally. The certainty, this aspect of inevitability has been lost in so many translations over the years. So many "time-outs" and slapped hands later, criminals have gotten downright bold. What was assumed, need now be ensured.

Oh human nature, alas, you do so readily make citizens terrible and terrible citizens, too.

[KS Toronado]

12. We need more women in congress with Katie's foresight & insight

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I couldn't agree more!

She really s the best and brightest. There are a few in Congress that I wish we could clone and she's at the top of my list!

[KS Toronado]

15. If we could clone, nobody would be at the top of my list....

I'd have a team with Elizabeth Warren, Katie Porter, AOC, each with their unique leadership abilities to clone.
I know others belong on the team, just haven't had my coffee yet.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Elizabeth Warren was Katie Porter's teacher in law school

And Katie's daughter is named after her, in case you didn't know. You named my favorites, too.

[KS Toronado]

18. Didn't know about daughter's name, that speaks volumes

Thanks for the info, like to learn something new everyday.