Gillibrand Stands Up for Civilian Control of the Military as Trump Nominates a General at Defense

by eNews Park Forest on December 2, 2016

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016

By Laura Clawson

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump has chosen a defense secretary—but retired Gen. James Mattiswon’t need just the usual confirmation vote. Mattis retired from the Marines in 2013, and there’s a law prohibiting anyone who has been on active duty in the past seven years from becoming defense secretary. Congress could clear the way for him with a waiver from that law, but at least one Democrat doesn’t plan to go…