Marines Face No Confirmed Commandant for First Time in 164 Years

[Eugene]

Source: Military.com

Marines Face No Confirmed Commandant for First Time in 164 Years

23 Jun 2023
Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel and Konstantin Toropin

The Marine Corps is on track to be led by an acting commandant for the first time in 164 years as senators leave town for two weeks with no end in sight to a standoff over military confirmations.

The term for the current Marine commandant, Gen. David Berger, expires July 10, "at which time he must vacate the office, regardless of whether a successor has been appointed," service spokesperson Maj. Jim Stenger told Military.com in an email last week. Berger's deputy and nominated successor, Gen. Eric Smith, will fill the position in an acting role.

The failure to confirm Smith to be the next Marine Corps chief is due to a single-handed hold on confirmations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., over Pentagon abortion leave policies. The position is the highest in the military so far to feel the pinch of Tuberville's hold, but the Defense Department has warned that hundreds of officer promotions could be disrupted this year.

"Until a new commandant is confirmed by the Senate and appointed to the position, Gen. Smith will be the acting commandant, retaining the title and position of assistant commandant," Stenger said.

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[raging moderate]

1. Why is a single Senator allowed to do this?

And don't tell me Tuberville is exercing the filibuster. The original authentic filibuster required difficult constant work, standiing up in Congress defending one's opinions on the subject. If this is being called a filibuster, then it is not a real filibuster but rather a farce.

[Lovie777]

2. GQPs would be the first to yell ..................

if anything went sidways in our National Security and then blame the opposition.

Nevertheless, the USA is prepared.

Fuck them.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. "Seditionist Dirtbag Holds National Security Hostage to His Dirtbag Policy Wishlist."

Way to go Tommy.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. JD Vance is a former Marine

He should march right down to Tuberville’s office and kick his ass.

But he won’t.

[Midnight Writer]

5. If a Democrat did this, it would be all over the news everyday.

It would be used to confirm the "Democrats are weak on Military Defense" narrative.

The Republicans fuck up the economy every time they are in charge, yet they are portrayed as the strong economy party.

Republicans attack our justice system and threaten to defund federal law enforcement, yet are portrayed as the "Law and Order Party".

Republicans vote to cut spending on Immigration and Customs and the Coast Guard and the Border Patrol, yet they are the Party of Strong Borders.

Republicans keep pushing plans to cut Social Security and Medicare, to cut protections for workers, to give more power to corporate monopolies, yet they get the "Working Man's Party" label.

Republicans want to control our healthcare decisions, our reading choices, our family choices, our educational opportunities, our marriage choices, yet they are The Freedom Party.

Republicans want to punish people who are non-white, non-Christian, non-hetero, non-conformist in any way, yet they are the perpetual victims.

How do we correct this?

[keithbvadu2]

6. Tuberville botches history facts, including three branches of government

Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville botches history facts, including three branches of government

All three branches of government

“You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/13/alabama-senator-elect-tommy-tuberville-botches-historical-facts/6283806002/

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10082987

[dchill]

7. Another proud day for the Republican way.

Obstruct and extort.