Confirmation Hearing: Mr. Moderate (Secretary of Forum Affairs)

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This hearing is called to order.

Senators are encouraged to debate the qualities of the nominee.

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I doubt we'll see any fireworks here; it's all on the other board.

I realize you place a lot of importance on your post count, but please keep the dumb and unnecessary posts out of the government board.  There is no need to clog it up with what is essentially trolling.

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Please yourself.

I still think it's funny that you lost to Friz, you worthless idiot.

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and the Cabinet is as much the Senate's discretion as the President's.

I must strongly disagree: the Cabinet is part of the executive branch, and not the legislative branch, for a reason.  The Senate provides input to ensure equality among the branches, not because the Cabinet serves at its discretion.

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No, I agree that the Senate should not be a rubber stamp.  I have voted against more Presidential nominations than probably any other Senator has had the opportunity to.

But I can't see any justification for the reasons that people are disappointed with this particular nominee- it has all to do with the fact that he is not someone else, and his merits are being glossed over because of it.