[epistasis]

It's actually a good thing to point out, because it shows that those people are out of control and exceeding their authority, and need to be reined in.

No need to die on the hill, but point out that there's a consistent pattern of lawless power-grabbing.

[0xbadcafebee]

> it shows that those people are out of control and exceeding their authority

No, the concentration camps and gangs of masked thugs violating civil rights are that sign. Threatening to treat a domestic private corporation like an enemy combatant during peacetime for not immediately caving to military demands is that sign. Trying to take over the Federal Reserve, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is that sign. The Executive attempting to freeze funds issued by Congress for partisan reasons is that sign.

Department of War is just little boys being trolls.

[epistasis]

The action of a failed rebrand belongs to the Department of Defense, and is indeed an example of exceeding their authority. It was not DoD that is trying totake over the Fed, the FTR, or the NRC, so those examples don't work against Hegseth here.

[asdff]

Well, who is going to reign them in?

[epistasis]

According to the constitution, Congress is the check and balance on this. If congress refuses act as they are supposed to, it's up to the rest of our democracy to exert force on them, shame them, recognize what's going on, talk to our neighbors, etc.

If the current congress doesn't take action, in 2027 it's quite likely they will.

Of course the most likely current course is that nobody reins in Hegseth/DoD right now, but even if there's no official consequences at the moment there should be a memory and political will to change the system to prevent such abuse in the future.