MicroWaveFeb 9, 2025

‘‘Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act’’: Dems float legislation to make Musk liable for DOGE's actions

https://lemmy.world/post/25351937

‘‘Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act’’: Dems float legislation to make Musk liable for DOGE's actions - Lemmy.World

Summary Democrats Stansbury and Raskin introduced the “Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act,” which targets Elon Musk’s dismantling of federal services through the DOGE cost-cutting scheme. It seeks personal liability for Musk, amid lawsuits and concerns over sensitive data access. The proposal aims to protect taxpayers and critical federal operations against unauthorized actions.

Show threadSinningStromgaldFeb 9, 2025
Not even gonna get to a vote. No one in the GOP cares. Good effort guys.
Show threadcogmanFeb 9, 2025
Doesn’t matter. The most important thing for dems to do right now is signal they don’t like this. Their goal is getting the house in 2026 so they can run hearings for the second half of the Trump presidency.
Show threadJohnmannescaFeb 9, 2025
An even better goal is to grab a few senate seats too so they can go for a possible impeachment.
Show threadadarza

they would literally have to win *every single seat up in 2026 to have that shot.

considering the states with senate seats up, there’s a ‘nearest-to-zero as you can possibly get’ chance of that happening.

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Feb 9, 2025 at 4:40pmWeb