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A comment on Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order. Parent comment

Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding E... by gkolli on Friday May 02, 2025 @09:48AM (#43869719)
This part of the EO is peculiar: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall determine whether “the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio (or any successor organization)” are complying with the statutory mandate that “no person shall be subjected to discrimination in employment . . . on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex.” 47 U.S.C. 397(15), 398(b). In the event of a finding of noncompliance, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take appropriate corrective action.”

Why is the Secretary of Health and Human Services the one responsible for this?

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding E... by threetonesun on Friday May 02, 2025 @10:22AM (#43870180)
They hand out responsibilities to whomever is most likely to agree and follow through with whatever Trump says.
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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding E... by sjsdaiuasgdia on Friday May 02, 2025 @09:51AM (#43869760)
Because RFK Jr is considered sufficiently loyal that they are willing to follow Trump's directives without question. This is the only qualification that truly matters to Trump.

This qualification is particularly important for a role you want to use to arbitrarily punish people who aren't loyal enough.

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