>>22189710 (pb) How can Hegseth have a confirmation hearing when he is a Presidential appointee and Trump isn't President yet? Trump is still a private citizen until sworn in.
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At the 32:45 mark you will hear Liz Cheney tell you Trump didn't turn over CiC powers to Congress as has been done since our founding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-pQHtHMZjg
The Constitution doesn't allow for Trump to take power of the Federal Executive Branch earlier than 12:00 Jan 20 2025. There are no obstacles in the Constitution for CiC powers to come earlier.
Seeing as though Trump never surrendered them to Congress, but did surrender them to the Military in a dignified transfer at Dover, ( Kash said this in a podcast over a year ago) it is the Military who grants them to Trump and not Congress. ( Nancy tried and failed to get a bill to give shared control over the football)
Now we have to travel back in time to understand how this tradition came to be because it is not a Constitutional requirement.
Dec 23th 1783 Washington surrendered CiC powers back to Congress to symbolize returning them to civilian control. We didn't have a President or CiC for 6 years after. Jefferson was the 2nd CiC and it was passed to him with the power of the Presidency.
Congress instructed States to choose electors between Dec 15-Jan 10 11788. Electors met on Feb 4 1789 to vote for P and VP. Congress failed to count them officially the 1st time because they didn't have a quorum so his swearing in was delayed until April 30 1789.
Washington decided he needed advisors to help him deal with an uncooperative Congress so he appointed. He named 4. Sec Treasury Sec War, Sec State, and Attorney General but they didn't meet until Nov 1791 because there was no Constitutional authority for them to exist.
Having a CiC without a President is how we did it after a revolution.
Has Biden signed the NDAA yet?
It passed Dec 11 and was sent to him to sign. If he hasn't signed it in 2 days, it just goes through.
some links about George Washington history where I learned about the things in this post.
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/presidential-election-of-1789
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/06/george-washingtons-resignation-as-commander-in-chief-of-the-continental-army-pic-of-the-week/#:~:text=Washington's%20resignation%20is%20considered%20a,in%20the%20Old%20Senate%20Chamber.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1789
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/presidential-election-of-1789
https://www.monticello.org/research-education/for-scholars/international-center-for-jefferson-studies/talks-lectures-symposia-conferences/the-cabinet-george-washington-and-the-creation-of-an-american-institution/#:~:text=Faced%20with%20diplomatic%20crises%2C%20domestic,advisors%20he%20could%20turn%20to.
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cabinet-members#:~:text=On%20September%2011%2C%201789%2C%20George,the%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Treasury.