Checks and Balances Work: Matt Gaetz Withdraws from AG Nomination
From Gaetz’s Tweet; “the incredible support of so many” is the usual marketing-speak, whether in politics or in business, but the “thoughtful feedback” (coupled with “so many” making clear that there were others) signals the truth well, I think:
I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback—and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General.
Of course, it would have been better if there had been no need for checks and balances here; but it’s good to see them working. (The checks here, of course, are primarily the Senate, but closely tied to the freedom of public criticism and the eventual prospect of pushback at the ballot box.)
Obligatory hat tip to good ol’ Jimmy (or was it Sasha Alex?):
[T]he great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the sam
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