# Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2016-11-10T16:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 389
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/389 "2016-12-09T13:41:40Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I never claimed they’d be happy / respectful / have no problem with whoever Obama nominated. The Democrats don’t have to be happy about who Trump nominates either. Since they’re in the minority, the Democrats feelings on the subject are largely irrelevant. If / when the Dems retake the Senate and the Presidency, then the Republicans feelings will be largely irrelevant. This is a foolish and reductionist view of politics. The views of the minority party are not and never have been irrelevant, and governing as though they are is a peril to democracy. Trump’s cabinet picks are not within the normal parameters of wrong: they’re a clear attempt to subvert decades of legal structures. It’s as if the mayor of my town appointed a noted gang leader as the new chief of police. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367)._