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“A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government.”

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nobody votes for cabinet members. Why is it useful to say so?

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was responding to the comment above (and lots of other chatter like this), which said “people voted for Musk” which is just not true. And like you said, the people don’t vote for the cabinet, they vote for the person who nominates cabinet members. It’s useful to point out because these distinctions have real-world consequences. Musk is a what’s called a “Special Government Employee,” which is an unelected position.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think the point is that people didn't directly vote for Musk but they voted for the policies that enable him. So they voted for him indirectly, by voting for Trump and Vance.