randoogle @ randoogle @sh.itjust.works Posts 0Comments 6Joined 1 wk. ago
So like, how do we do that? How do I help organize that?
The president does. Who makes the laws (including the law creating this department)?
No, that's reductive BS. The GSA is an independent agency of the federal government:
The term refers only to those independent agencies that, while considered part of the executive branch, have regulatory or rulemaking authority and are insulated from presidential control, usually because the president's power to dismiss the agency head or a member is limited.
Established through separate statutes passed by Congress, each respective statutory grant of authority defines the goals the agency must work towards, as well as what substantive areas, if any, over which it may have the power of rulemaking. These agency rules (or regulations), when in force, have the power of federal law.
The president DOES NOT have the power to fire people from this agency, nor change its rules without involving congress. Congress made this agency, and the president's job is to oversee its administration. Despite being the head of the executive branch, the president doesn't have direct authority over the GSA.
They use the spoon as a protest against the "fork in the road" email.
Why do these government agencies keep complying in advance? Why are they giving ground in little ways for nothing? Is some of the GSA leadership loyal to Trump?
This is one of those times where we should apply the phrase "do not comply in advance". They didn't take legal action yet. Make them take legal action before the company changes policies. That's why I'm so mad at companies like Target that just folded immediately.