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[durkie]

From the way you described it, it sounds like there were openings and Biden appointed folks to fill those openings.

How is this different from any president filling any vacancy? By nature of the vacancy being filled, a future president won’t be able to fill it.

[normalaccess]

Very fuzzy memory but I believe in the past it was common to leave these things for the incoming president (think Clinton era). Could be wrong.

[timewizard]

Is it usual for 12 spots to be open simultaneously?

[wat10000]

And if they can be removed at will, as link 2 says, why does it matter?

[Eddy_Viscosity2]

> This is not the way that a democracy is supposed to function: with the voted out president trying to thwart the incoming president.

Wild that you can unironically say that Biden appointing committee members is undemocratic..

I can only imagine what you'll say when you hear about what Trump did when he lost the 2020 election. You will be most upset when you learn about that I suspect.

[bradleyjg]

How about John Adams?

[timewizard]

So two wrongs can make a right?

[curiousgal]

Defending this while listing "health" as an interest is peak irony. I've always wondered what drives seemingly smart people to side with such shitty (sub)human beings.

[xnx]

> This is not the way that a democracy is supposed to function: with the voted out president trying to thwart the incoming president.

Correct. The senate majority leader is supposed to thwart the current president. /s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_...