Matt Collins
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There have been rumors going around about Thomas Massie potentially getting appointed to the head of the government's Science and Technology position under the Trump administration.
This would be a very bad thing and here is why...
1- There are not enough people like him in Congress. Until we get a few more to fill his shoes, this would leave a huge gap
2- Thomas is the guy responsible for booting Boehner.
3- Thomas has single handily stopped lots of legislation from becoming law through unanimous consent.
4- There is a good chance Thomas could become a US Senator in the future. Giving up a Congressional seat could hurt this
5- In the new position, he would have to answer to Reince Preibus. Currently, the only people he answers to are his constituents.
6- Many times, these sort of "promotions" are a thinly veiled attempt to remove someone from an actual position of power to a percieved position of power. Not saying that is what is happening here, but it could be, especially given #2, 3, 4, and 5 above.
7- This office probably shouldn't exist under the Constitution anyway. Yes I know it is better to have a liberty minded person in charge of this however there simply aren't enough liberty politicians to go around as of yet. Losing him in Congress would be a huge detriment (see #1)
This would be a very bad thing and here is why...
1- There are not enough people like him in Congress. Until we get a few more to fill his shoes, this would leave a huge gap
2- Thomas is the guy responsible for booting Boehner.
3- Thomas has single handily stopped lots of legislation from becoming law through unanimous consent.
4- There is a good chance Thomas could become a US Senator in the future. Giving up a Congressional seat could hurt this
5- In the new position, he would have to answer to Reince Preibus. Currently, the only people he answers to are his constituents.
6- Many times, these sort of "promotions" are a thinly veiled attempt to remove someone from an actual position of power to a percieved position of power. Not saying that is what is happening here, but it could be, especially given #2, 3, 4, and 5 above.
7- This office probably shouldn't exist under the Constitution anyway. Yes I know it is better to have a liberty minded person in charge of this however there simply aren't enough liberty politicians to go around as of yet. Losing him in Congress would be a huge detriment (see #1)
