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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (2409)	12/14/2016 11:19:25 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 356265

>> And we Dems have no real intrinsic power at all. Do you think it is time we abandon any democratic process? That is, after all, the way you could change this, right? Contact the electors and have them switch their votes...

To: koan who wrote (2409)	12/14/2016 11:23:12 PM
From: Alex MG	Respond to of 356265

I know, to put it mildly, it's very troubling hope this helps

To: koan who wrote (2409)	12/15/2016 9:57:21 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 356265

>>>He is building power now with billionairs and generals and asking EPA for names.<<< I am unnerved by this and speaking only for myself, I would refuse to participate. I understand they want to forward their program without a lot of squabbling and interference but I still have a problem with such a questionnaire. On the other hand we all witnessed what happened to conservative scholars in our nation's universities over the last decade, I didn't like that either, YOU DID so .... ==================== Donald Trump’s transition team has issued a list of 74 questions for the Energy Department, asking agency officials to identify which employees and contractors have worked on forging an international climate pact as well as domestic efforts to cut the nation’s carbon output. The questionnaire requests a list of those individuals who have taken part in international climate talks over the past five years and “which programs within DOE are essential to meeting the goals of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.” Trump and his team have vowed to dismantle specific aspects of Obama’s climate policies, and Trump has questioned the reality of climate change. The questionnaire, which one Energy Department official described as unusually “intrusive” and a matter for departmental lawyers, has raised concern that the Trump transition team is trying to figure out how to target the people, including civil servants, who have helped implement policies under Obama. Thousands of scientists have signed petitions calling on the president-elect and his team to respect scientific integrity and refrain from singling out individual researchers whose work might conflict with the new administration’s policy goals. This potential clash could prompt a major schism within the federal government, with many career officials waging a battle against incoming political appointees. click here for the article washingtonpost.com