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Honeycombe8

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26. Never mind. That was my question, to begin with. Why is he there?

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #25)

Wed May 29, 2019, 11:23 AM

May 2019

Is the gov leaving him there as "acting" Sec of State, instead of appointing one that can be confirmed.

He was not "acting" Sec of State, to begin with. You have to be appointed "acting" sec of state. Like Whitaker was apptd by Trump to be "acting" AG.

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Texas secretary of state resigns after leading botched voter purge that questioned the citizenship [View all] IronLionZion May 2019 OP

K&R UTUSN May 2019 #1

"botched" and "erroneous" are rather charitable terms for crimes against democracy. lagomorph777 May 2019 #2

++ agree, the goal is to keep Dems from voting iluvtennis May 2019 #4

Buh-BYE!!! calimary May 2019 #3

Please pay attention, DUers. This is a very big deal considering the hold the repugs have on efhmc May 2019 #5

Many DUers are more stuck in the past than even some Trumpsters IronLionZion May 2019 #6

I wonder how a "suspected non-citizen" is determined. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #7

If someone is a registered Democrat, then they're not a US citizen IronLionZion May 2019 #8

Texas doesn't have party registration. So they can't use that. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #14

Time and again I see written here and on the internet that people efhmc May 2019 #18

I'm not aware of the SS name angle. I've been working the elections since 08 MagickMuffin May 2019 #20

Well, maybe not the SS. The way it worked was this... Honeycombe8 May 2019 #23

In Tarrant County we aren't trained like that MagickMuffin May 2019 #24

A provisional vote doesn't count, IMO. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #27

Beto deserves some credit Gothmog May 2019 #9

I don't understand. What happened to the elected Sec of State, if Whitley didn't get elected? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #15

Yes, he was appointed but 2/3rds of the Senate rejected him MagickMuffin May 2019 #21

So the Gov pulled a Trump? He apptd an "acting" Sec of State in the post indefinitely? nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #22

Well he was "acting" until the Senate had a chance to confirm him MagickMuffin May 2019 #25

Never mind. That was my question, to begin with. Why is he there? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #26

David Whitley resigned, he is no longer there MagickMuffin May 2019 #28

Ohhhhh. LOL. Well, I guess we beat that dead horse enough. LOL. Thanks.nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #29

This malaise May 2019 #16

+1 dalton99a May 2019 #17

Good link. Thanks. efhmc May 2019 #19

bon voyage, MAGAt nt NCjack May 2019 #10

Election theft is a major fascistic tactic for getting power. Hortensis May 2019 #11

God I hope I live long enough James48 May 2019 #12

Seems Rethugs CDerekGo May 2019 #13