JeevesOur shrinking diplomatic corps.Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:29pm2601:405:4480:3263:80da:8cc6:34ea:3dfaWe already don't have ambassadors in many countries, simply because none have been appointed. Now some are resigning.US ambassador to Panama resigns because he can 'no longer work for Trump'
John Feeley says he is 'honour-bound' to step down if he cannot stand by President's policies
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The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post on principle, writing in a resignation letter to the State Department that he can no longer serve the Trump administration, according to Reuters.
The US State Department confirmed the departure of John D Feeley, saying he decided to “retire for personal reasons, as of 9 March this year”.
Mr Feeley reportedly said: “As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the President and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies.
“My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honour-bound to resign. That time has come.”
It should be legally required that the POTUS fill the empty Sia☺giah, Fri Jan 12 10:17pmposts in government, including ambassadorships. It's INSANE that he's left so many positions unfilled and hasn't even nominated anyone for most of them. WTF ??
Wash Warning Pikes, Mon Jan 15 4:43pmGeorge Washington wrote and said, ....."Be vigilant, people will seek to use the government for selfish ends. .....Avoid political parties; they will cause divisive factions and unscrupulous men will ... more
I find it funny how that perspective has reversed Sprout, Mon Jan 15 5:39pmitself in the last year.
Please explain (nm) Pikes, Mon Jan 15 11:23pm
That the perception on what is or is not executive branch Sprout, Tue Jan 16 9:35amoverreach or not seems to be heavily dependent on who is the head of that branch at the moment.
Oh. Pikes, Tue Jan 16 11:59amOne executive branch head's orders are overreach, and the other is too. Opposites are alike theory. Barack Obama, Doctorate US Constitutional Law (Harvard, 1991) Magna cum laude. Proven scholarship... more
So how is it that when one makes a Sprout, Tue Jan 16 12:04pmpolicy it is supposedly whithin his scope of authority, but when the next removes the same policy it is overreach?
How? Pikes, Tue Jan 16 12:12pmOne is supported by the US Constitution. The other is not. One used EO to carry out the nation's business as permitted by the USC. The other did not. One faced nothing but partisan legislative... more
Regulating a given aspect of the nation is Sprout, Wed Jan 17 9:56ameither within the scope of the position or it is not. If one president is within scope to create an exemption for certain illegals, then another president is within scope for eliminating that... more
Really? (nm) Pikes, Wed Jan 17 10:43am
Yes. Sprout, Wed Jan 17 10:54amEither the executive branch has authority over a decision under the constitution or it does not. If one has the authority to tighten a limit on immigration then another does have the authority to... more
You're making a fundamental mistake again. HeavyHemi, Wed Jan 17 1:34pmTighten (prevent) and loosen (allow) are not treated the same, constitutionally. Please don't tell you me you need that basic concept explained.
Are you presuming that all presidents prior to Obama Sprout, Wed Jan 17 2:00pmwere unconstitutional in their enforcement of the laws?
Ha ha ha... HeavyHemi, Wed Jan 17 4:10pmHoly cow...that was silly even for you. I know you are aware the Supreme Court has made some recent rulings regarding this. No, I am not presuming you have even a shred of intellectual honesty. Chew on this strap Pikes, Wed Jan 17 3:01pmSince Obama holds the best doctortate in US Constitutional Law available, earned Magna cum laude, it is reasonable to expect his knowledge of that document is equally above average. Then when you... more
His ordering the drone strike against PH🔥🇺🇸EY, Wed Jan 17 3:25pmtwo US citizens.... I am not clear as to the constitutionality. Indeed... and interestingly enough... Sprout, Wed Jan 17 3:14pmbefore becoming president this scholar was quite adamant that a POTUS did NOT have the constitutional authority to do what he chose to do when he DID become president... And has he denounced ALL of... more
Forced by partisan obstruction Pikes, Wed Jan 17 6:40pmWritten into the US Constitution are avenues for the executive branch to carry through the national business in the face of obstruction by a partisan legislative branch. Obama exercised those because ... more
So, one president can do it if Congress won't... Sprout, Thu Jan 18 8:55amBut another president cannot do it if Congress won't... The difference being whether or not you AGREE with the action taken by the given president. Not the constitution.
No. That's not it. Pikes, Thu Jan 18 5:51pmObama took advantage of his knowledge of the US Constitution. Trump clearly doesn't know the document well enough, so he goes by his gut feeling of about 293 pounds. He does what you so often rip... more What is your argument? HeavyHemi, Thu Jan 18 3:16pmAll I've seen is you adopt the Trump Trooper defense then start bawling when it's pointed out. Lets see you prove your argument (deflection) HeavyHemi, Wed Jan 17 4:13pmShow us the evidence where Obama asserted he did not have the constitutional authority. Give us precise examples. Or is it your usual bloviating BS again?
If he did not, he should have! (nm) PH🇺🇸🇺🇸EY, Wed Jan 17 7:09pm It's a claim, not an argument. HeavyHemi, Tue Jan 16 1:38pmHe's doing another Spout. Invent some group to wail against...Apparently the last decade of his cohorts antics never happened. More fun from the Insane Clown Possee administration Jeeves, Mon Jan 15 4:06pmLook! An empty position! Let's put Taylor in it! Meet the 24-year-old Trump campaign worker appointed to help lead the government’s drug policy office (excerpts) In May 2016, Taylor Weyeneth was an... more
No Trump horse can be appointed Senator Pikes, Mon Jan 15 4:47pm
There are some interesting similarities Jeeves, Mon Jan 15 5:16pmExcerpts from Donald Trump has 'fascinating parallels' with Caligula, says historian He has not yet made a horse his running mate, but Donald Trump can be compared to one of the most notorious of all ... more
Who did Trump admire? Pikes, Wed Jan 17 12:29amHe appears to have acquired more than a few dictatorial despot habits, gestures, and mannerisms. Like a cook, he sprinkles in a little Stalin, then a dash of Goebbels. He stirs in Elegabulus, with... more $h!thole country ambassadorial material hard to find & keep Pikes, Fri Jan 12 12:41pmThis is why 90% of the senior staff at the US State Department resigned before Trump. It is hard to find and retain ambassadors to named "Trumphole" countries, and the many more on the edge of Trump... more
And the greatest debtor nation in human economic history. (nm) PH😱🇺🇸😱EY, Fri Jan 12 12:44pm
A rare cloud that has no silver lining... Sprout, Fri Jan 12 1:48pmIf other countries don't want to sell us stuff, then more of our money stays home reducing our deficit.
But for the reality that our deficit PH👻🇱🇷👻EY, Fri Jan 12 2:25pmis a huge catalyst in the global economy. "The nation's were made rich by her trade."
Interesting.... Sprout, Fri Jan 12 2:32pmSo, who is a nations gov't FIRST obligated to? The world? Or their own people? If it would benefit the "global economy" to take away your civil rights, should the US gov't do it? Or is the US gov't... more
The question does not beg for an answer. PH🇺🇸🇺🇸EY, Fri Jan 12 7:18pmIt's obvious!