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Thomas Massie to be offered Secretary of Agriculture?

Cleaner44

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We may be on the verge of huge changes with the federal government, the like of which I don't think any of us imagined.

Anyone else have any info on this?
 
Cleaner44 said:
We may be on the verge of huge changes with the federal government, the like of which I don't think any of us imagined.

Anyone else have any info on this?
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Massie, himself, floated that a couple of weeks ago. I hope he doesn't take it. He'd be great, but we need him in Congress.
 
I hope he doesn't take it.

The DofA is so controlled by big-ag and so much of the problem is rooted in our trade agreements, which cannot/will not be changed by the Secretary.
 
sparebulb said:
I hope he doesn't take it.

The DofA is so controlled by big-ag and so much of the problem is rooted in our trade agreements, which cannot/will not be changed by the Secretary.
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There's still a ton of good that he could do there, but in Congress, he can do a ton of good on a variety of topics.
 
It's clear now where the real power resides.

With the unelected bureaucrats who have the ability to make rules which have the force of law.

Massie can unwind a shit ton of bureaucracy weighing down the American people.
 
IMO there's not enough publicity with that position.

Let's do a quick experiment:

How many of you can name the Dept. of Agriculture head, right now? (No googling. If you know the answer, don't share it. If you don't know the answer . . . I rest my case.)

(I can't)

How many of you can name the Speaker of the House?
 
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I can't think of a person better suited to talk to actual farmers.
Massie might not be a farmer in reality but he is in practice, because farmers have to do stuff like figure out timber framing in their spare time and learn how to wire things (even if it's not Tesla batteries).
Massie would go into it knowing two things: a) He doesn't have to talk to big ag executives, but the people running the farms, and b) the people running the farms are NOT STUPID. Most of them are close to or as smart as Massie is.
 
https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1854263932808294879
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Occam's Banana said:
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Massie for Secretary of Agriculture? KY Congressman addresses talk of Trump admin role
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article295151114.html
{Austin Horn & David Catanese | 06 November 2024}

Fourth Congressional District Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, said Wednesday he’s open to taking a new role in the incoming Donald Trump administration, potentially leading the Department of Agriculture.

“President Trump’s resounding victory secured a mandate for big ideas like reversing chronic disease, conserving our land and empowering American farmers,” Massie said in a statement first released to The Herald-Leader. “His campaign unified many neglected constituencies, from the Amish who just want to be left alone to grow healthy food, to parents who want more access to nutritious food for their families.”

“I stand ready and willing to help the President with any part of his bold agenda to focus on the health and well being of Americans, but I have received no commitments or offers from President Trump’s team, and any discussion of the transition are premature,” Massie continued.

The speculation over Massie began with Joel Salatin, an iconoclast author and speaker in the farming community who calls himself “The Lunatic Farmer.”

The potential development spread quickly on X, the social media website owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.

In a blog post, Salatin wrote that he’s been contacted by the Trump transition team for an advisor role in the United States Department of Agriculture and that Massie will be the secretary.

“I’ve been contacted by the Trump transition team to hold some sort of position within the USDA and have accepted one of the six ‘Advisor to the Secretary’ spots. My favorite congressman, Thomas Massie from Kentucky, has agreed to go in as Secretary of Agriculture,” Salatin wrote.

Massie, who has become friendly with Robert Kennedy Jr. during the campaign, has had an topsy turvy relationship with President-elect Trump, only endorsing him late in the 2024 campaign.

But Kennedy’s closesness with Massie have revived the relationship in recent weeks, leading to the possibility that the northern Kentucky congressman could enter the new administration next year.
 
"Speaker Massie," Anyone?

CaptUSA said:
Massie, himself, floated that a couple of weeks ago. I hope he doesn't take it. He'd be great, but we need him in Congress.
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I agree. Rep. Massie needs to stay in the House, and they need to nominate him for Speaker.
 
Thomas Massie Secretary of Agriculture

I've been contacted by the Trump transition team to hold some sort of position within the USDA and have accepted one of the six "Advisor to the Secretary" spots. My favorite congressman, Thomas Massie from Kentucky, has agreed to go in as Secretary of Agriculture.

Has anyone heard anything about this?


Austin Horn - He sure sounds interested in teaming up with Trump/RFK, but contrary to internet rumors says he's "received no commitments or offers from President Trump’s team."

 
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Matt Collins said:
What it would take to get there would be things he would be unwilling to do and we wouldn't want him to do.
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And if you put him in charge of a bureaucracy, he goes into some back hall in a D.C. office and no one (outside of our bubble) ever hears from him again. Heck, he gets more of the spotlight as a rep from Kentucky than he would get as Secretary of Ag.

Again, it's a simple experiment by asking yourself questions:

When was the last time you watched a speech from the Secretary of Agriculture? (if you failed the previous experiment that I posted, then it's entirely possible you have heard such a speech from a S.o.A. and didn't realize it, but to my knowledge it is not very common for the Secretary of Agriculture to give speeches).

Occam's Banana said:
If that ↑↑ pans out, it would check off this ↓↓"Cabinet" part of the "Put a Libertarian in his Cabinet & Staff" item.
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^^This is, however, true.
 
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nobody's_hero said:
And if you put him in charge of a bureaucracy, he goes into some back hall in a D.C. office and no one (outside of our bubble) ever hears from him again. Heck, he gets more of the spotlight as a rep from Kentucky than he would get as Secretary of Ag.

Again, it's a simple experiment:

When was the last time you watched a speech from the Secretary of Agriculture? (if you failed the previous experiment that I posted, then it's entirely possible you have and didn't realize it, but to my knowledge it is not very common for the Secretary of Agriculture to give speeches).



^^This is, however, true.
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Yeah that too. He could affect a lot of policy, but the biggest problem I think he would run into is that a lot of agriculture in the US is heavily subsidized by the government, and if he tried to take that away the farmers would crap blood.
 
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