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The article "Senate Panel Divided Over Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State" by Lisa Mascaro discusses the confirmation process of Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo. He must be approved by the Senate because the Senate Advice and Consent Power gives the Senate the power to approve presidential treaties and appointments. The article states that, because of strong Democratic resistance in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo may be sent to the full Senate without a positive review from the committee, a rare occurrence. He is still expected to pass the full Senate, but it is now only by a few votes. So far, four of his twelve democratic supporters during his CIA director hearing have turned against him. This is largely due to his statement at his hearing that he would not step down if Trump were to fire Frank Mueller. He has also created opposition through his past remarks that gay marriage should not be legal and that Muslims should denounce extremism. Senator Dianne Feinstein is one of the Senators who opposed him, saying that she sensed in him a "disdain for diplomacy." I would have to agree that the Secretary of State is no position for a close-minded person. I believe that the Secretary of State should be tolerant and open to diplomacy, as diplomacy is the center of his job. I also believe that a man who opposes the legalization of gay marriage simply cannot be trusted with an office in the government.
The article "Senate Panel Divided Over Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State" by Lisa Mascaro discusses the confirmation process of Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo. He must be approved by the Senate because the Senate Advice and Consent Power gives the Senate the power to approve presidential treaties and appointments. The article states that, because of strong Democratic resistance in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo may be sent to the full Senate without a positive review from the committee, a rare occurrence. He is still expected to pass the full Senate, but it is now only by a few votes. So far, four of his twelve democratic supporters during his CIA director hearing have turned against him. This is largely due to his statement at his hearing that he would not step down if Trump were to fire Frank Mueller. He has also created opposition through his past remarks that gay marriage should not be legal and that Muslims should denounce extremism. Senator Dianne Feinstein is one of the Senators who opposed him, saying that she sensed in him a "disdain for diplomacy." I would have to agree that the Secretary of State is no position for a close-minded person. I believe that the Secretary of State should be tolerant and open to diplomacy, as diplomacy is the center of his job. I also believe that a man who opposes the legalization of gay marriage simply cannot be trusted with an office in the government.
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