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DeSantis says he would eliminate four federal agencies if elected president (www.nbcnews.com)

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Florida's Republican governor said he would seek to abolish the departments of Education, Commerce and Energy, as well as the IRS.

"If Congress will work with me on doing that, we'll be able to reduce the size and scope of government," he added. "If Congress won't go that far, I'm going to use those agencies to push back against woke ideology and against the leftism that we see creeping into all institutions of American life."

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[–] Spacebar 3 points 2 years ago

Congress would have to grant him Presidential Reorganization Authority to do what he's promising. The last president to be granted that was Reagan.

DeSantis is a facist fool with the personality of wet paper. He should never hold public office again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This coming from the prince of unintended consequences.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only four?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Seem a very conservative number coming from him

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I mean there is an argument to burning it all down and starting over but this ain't it lmao.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Before everyone starts jumping to conclusions I just want to start by saying Desantis is a toxic douche who I do not and will never support. Please hear me out though.

The worst thing about federal agencies is that the President can control them with Executive Orders. In other words, power granted to these agencies is power granted to whomever the President is.

Getting rid of them does mean that we lose many regulations in the short term but it gives the power back to Congress and the states (yeah I know some states are going to do stupid shit and Congress is going to sit around with their thumbs up their asses and take forever to enact policy to replace it).

Long term getting rid of federal agencies could actually help protect us should another tyrannical President be elected.

If you want an example of why executive power is dangerous just look at what Trump and Ajit Pai did to internet regulation after the FCC was given control of the internet in the name of net neutrality.

[–] Lauchs 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, agencies can be misused by a president but for most, you'd still rather have them. The IRS is essential for tax revenue (the stuff that keeps the essential stuff going) and thr department of energy oversees both nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. Both would be incredibly ineffectual if left to individual states.

[–] optissima 1 points 2 years ago

Okay it could help, but the US need to not crumble or turn into a christofascist state first (impossible)

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