nat4900
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There's an old myth (unproven by historians) that the Roman Emperor, Caligula, wanted to have his favorite horse be part of the counsel in the Roman senate. Whether true or not, we will never know since Caligula was assassinated before his excesses (bordering on all-out insanity) ever materialized. What is historically accurate, however, is that Caligula's overall objective was to weaken and even ridicule the senate/counsel that seemed to stand in his way from all-out personal despotism.
Of course, our beloved Trump is no Caligula, but his choices for a cabinet is troubling from two important reasons.
First, these Trump nominees have not been fully vetted to adequately determine if their previous (and current) businesses present a conflict of interest and may lead to what is commonly referred to as "legal corruption."
Second, some of these nominees have openly stated prior to their nomination that the entity that they would lead should be disbanded, leading to the obvious conclusion that their confirmation is equivalent of allowing the wolves into the hen house, or allowing a Trojan Horse inside the walls of the department which they would head.
One of Trump's rhetoric (one that I agreed with) was to curtail the influence on government from lobbyists. Unfortunately the reality appears to be that these same "lobbyists" are now possibly to head crucial departments that they once lobbied for tax payers' favors.
Of course, our beloved Trump is no Caligula, but his choices for a cabinet is troubling from two important reasons.
First, these Trump nominees have not been fully vetted to adequately determine if their previous (and current) businesses present a conflict of interest and may lead to what is commonly referred to as "legal corruption."
Second, some of these nominees have openly stated prior to their nomination that the entity that they would lead should be disbanded, leading to the obvious conclusion that their confirmation is equivalent of allowing the wolves into the hen house, or allowing a Trojan Horse inside the walls of the department which they would head.
One of Trump's rhetoric (one that I agreed with) was to curtail the influence on government from lobbyists. Unfortunately the reality appears to be that these same "lobbyists" are now possibly to head crucial departments that they once lobbied for tax payers' favors.