The Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday.
I suspect that they'll try severely modify or discard rules without public notice, so they can't be challenged. This is going to be incredibly dangerous.
This does not sound good for the American people and the laws of this nation. The only laws are going g to be the ones Cheeto and Melon Husk make and they won't benefit the people only the rich and corrupt! 💔
BINGO m Autocracy on steroids. VOTE MIDTERMS obviously. Flush them out one by one in the Congress. Muahahahahaha!!! Take it back. We aren't going back. I'm an Independent who ran from MAGA before they even began. Got my 2x Trumper husband to go Blue on vote only. He's now Independent like myself. 😂 NOW he sees the light after 8 years of brutal words & arguments.
Is this to be the future of American politics? Barefaced lies uttered with absolutely no shame? Trump wants to annex Canada; Putin has annexed Russia West.
I've often reviewed and occasionally commented on DHHS rules. We can assume that the professional organizations, health care institutions, and big businesses will continue to have access to rulemaking. This will cut out consumers, self-organized providers, and small businesses in full alignment with the TrumpMusk approach.
I worked for state government for 40 years and often commented on rules related to federal rehabilitation research grants. My colleagues and I submitted comments on regarding federally-funded services we provide, and the feds actually made changes to programs / procedures. The pipeline for receiving consumer feedback & participation was transparent & powerful. Note that all public comments are “considered” but not necessarily adopted; the federal program officers, using their knowledge & expertise & experience, have the final decision (as it should be IMO). My state uses a similar procedure, and we respected transparency & external input. We want stakeholders (consumers, providers, caregivers) to share thoughts / suggestions - they have a unique & valuable perspective. It’s a lot of work & some public comments are bizarre but it’s worth it when you get excellent ideas / recommendations. What RFK Jr and this entire misguided administration are doing is regressive & oppressive. It’s dangerous! Do you trust these people to actually serve the public’s best interests? They have done lots of damage already.
? is there Any mode to institute accountability for all who gave testimony under oath and either ‘forgot’ or had purposefully lied followed by contravening actions? several cabinet members, supreme court justices, and others. examples are so many, is one most viable to set a precedent for (why not to lie)?
They prob don't if they just did away with the thing. Eeks I'm dying inside daily watching this war on our Government and Country from a FUCKING TRAITOR TRAIN.
All the groups you mentioned are not the ones coming up with the actual changes that are being pushed through. The actions by different officials across the three branches of the Fed are very coordinated and systematic, even as they seem chaotic in their implementation.
My comment was a facetious one, because I know that the majority of the actions are coming out of the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation, Steve Bannon, Dan Schultz, Project 2025 authors, etc.
I agree that the information about strategy and plans were mostly out in the open. There was a lot of reporting and hand-wringing, but not enough was done to prevent or counter it. With the exception of the Democratic Attorneys General, who have met daily to prep lawsuits for the past 4-6 months, the Democratic Party completely underestimated and avoided the hard work required to do anything meaningful to prevent what has now come to be.
Where do we go from here? We are at a critical juncture, and the time for complacency has passed. We need to hold our current leaders accountable - and elect new leaders who will act urgently to stem the bleeding, triage the damage, and take aggressive countermeasures to regain political power. The GOP has already proven how effective a grassroots-focused Precinct Strategy can be, filling more precinct committee person positions than Democrats in key battleground states and creating a strong, organized base.
Unless SCOTUS is prepared to completely jettison the APA, it will be difficult to do secret rule making. Recall the census case where the court made them go back and follow the procedures. The overruling of Chevron if anything reinforces these process requirements.
Sigh. I know the much of administration wants us back in the 50s, (18 or 19, take your choice). But going back before Nixon is not really the time of public involvement that it really wants.
Does anyone know what would be a specific example of items we were previously able to comment on? Or examples of how commenting helped change/impact loans, public property, grants etc. in the past? As I’m sure many of us are, I’m trying to keep up with the concrete implications of all these rights being systematically stripped away…
Autocracy Party Nazi style. GUT US from within...exhaust US. Take US down the Swamp Party hole. They got another thing coming. MIDTERMS 👁️🤔🧐💬 lmao 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 bye bye Idiots...you're going down.
Radical Transparency: "We will tell you what we want you to hear, and you will take it"
I suspect that they'll try severely modify or discard rules without public notice, so they can't be challenged. This is going to be incredibly dangerous.
Dirty Nazis
Vance is a little prick isn't he?? Omg. That guy is a walking Nazi. Trump too. Nazi is the word here now. Let's be real. NAZIS ✔️ Autocratic Oligarchs
This does not sound good for the American people and the laws of this nation. The only laws are going g to be the ones Cheeto and Melon Husk make and they won't benefit the people only the rich and corrupt! 💔
BINGO m Autocracy on steroids. VOTE MIDTERMS obviously. Flush them out one by one in the Congress. Muahahahahaha!!! Take it back. We aren't going back. I'm an Independent who ran from MAGA before they even began. Got my 2x Trumper husband to go Blue on vote only. He's now Independent like myself. 😂 NOW he sees the light after 8 years of brutal words & arguments.
Is this to be the future of American politics? Barefaced lies uttered with absolutely no shame? Trump wants to annex Canada; Putin has annexed Russia West.
Yes it's called Project Nightmares
And Reality 2025 … the Red Caps are salivating and hoping for public, if not executions, forced confessions.
They're definitely salivating at destruction 🤤🤤🤤 & Hatred. Egomaniacal Narcissistic Gaslighting Autocrats..let's not forget Elite Cold blooded, vicious ,sketchy, shifty, & incompetent AF. SMH. EEKS
Bread and circuses … excitingly waiting to give the thumbs-down.
God only knows at this point. You just described Gilead from The Handmaid Tales. Hulu.
I've often reviewed and occasionally commented on DHHS rules. We can assume that the professional organizations, health care institutions, and big businesses will continue to have access to rulemaking. This will cut out consumers, self-organized providers, and small businesses in full alignment with the TrumpMusk approach.
Project Nightmares 2025!!!! Read it.
I worked for state government for 40 years and often commented on rules related to federal rehabilitation research grants. My colleagues and I submitted comments on regarding federally-funded services we provide, and the feds actually made changes to programs / procedures. The pipeline for receiving consumer feedback & participation was transparent & powerful. Note that all public comments are “considered” but not necessarily adopted; the federal program officers, using their knowledge & expertise & experience, have the final decision (as it should be IMO). My state uses a similar procedure, and we respected transparency & external input. We want stakeholders (consumers, providers, caregivers) to share thoughts / suggestions - they have a unique & valuable perspective. It’s a lot of work & some public comments are bizarre but it’s worth it when you get excellent ideas / recommendations. What RFK Jr and this entire misguided administration are doing is regressive & oppressive. It’s dangerous! Do you trust these people to actually serve the public’s best interests? They have done lots of damage already.
Radical Transparency: killing democracy in darkness.
And on weekends. DOGE Department 🏬
? is there Any mode to institute accountability for all who gave testimony under oath and either ‘forgot’ or had purposefully lied followed by contravening actions? several cabinet members, supreme court justices, and others. examples are so many, is one most viable to set a precedent for (why not to lie)?
Is there an email or phone number we can use to register our objection / opposition to current HHS policy shifts? Thanks for help.
They prob don't if they just did away with the thing. Eeks I'm dying inside daily watching this war on our Government and Country from a FUCKING TRAITOR TRAIN.
All the groups you mentioned are not the ones coming up with the actual changes that are being pushed through. The actions by different officials across the three branches of the Fed are very coordinated and systematic, even as they seem chaotic in their implementation.
My comment was a facetious one, because I know that the majority of the actions are coming out of the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation, Steve Bannon, Dan Schultz, Project 2025 authors, etc.
I agree that the information about strategy and plans were mostly out in the open. There was a lot of reporting and hand-wringing, but not enough was done to prevent or counter it. With the exception of the Democratic Attorneys General, who have met daily to prep lawsuits for the past 4-6 months, the Democratic Party completely underestimated and avoided the hard work required to do anything meaningful to prevent what has now come to be.
Where do we go from here? We are at a critical juncture, and the time for complacency has passed. We need to hold our current leaders accountable - and elect new leaders who will act urgently to stem the bleeding, triage the damage, and take aggressive countermeasures to regain political power. The GOP has already proven how effective a grassroots-focused Precinct Strategy can be, filling more precinct committee person positions than Democrats in key battleground states and creating a strong, organized base.
Unless SCOTUS is prepared to completely jettison the APA, it will be difficult to do secret rule making. Recall the census case where the court made them go back and follow the procedures. The overruling of Chevron if anything reinforces these process requirements.
Sigh. I know the much of administration wants us back in the 50s, (18 or 19, take your choice). But going back before Nixon is not really the time of public involvement that it really wants.
Does anyone know what would be a specific example of items we were previously able to comment on? Or examples of how commenting helped change/impact loans, public property, grants etc. in the past? As I’m sure many of us are, I’m trying to keep up with the concrete implications of all these rights being systematically stripped away…
Look at my earlier comment. There’s a whole process and it works, in my experience.
Profile of Hypocrisy.
Autocracy Party Nazi style. GUT US from within...exhaust US. Take US down the Swamp Party hole. They got another thing coming. MIDTERMS 👁️🤔🧐💬 lmao 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 bye bye Idiots...you're going down.
Republicans lying to Congress … a time-honored tradition that was includes justices as well as politicians. Bravo!
Yes, utterjy devastating they are such bastards.
Él sigue siendo un funcionario de la administración por lo tanto puede ser juzgado, si es que no actúan ahora no hay vuelta atrás..