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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (5 children)

There were funds appropriated for a portion of the wall in 2019 by Trump with the requirement that construction is completed by the end of 2023. Biden asked congress to reappropriate the funds, as he does not have the power to do so, and congress refused. His hands are mostly tied here from what I understand.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So they're using the parliamentarian defense again eh? I didn't buy it then and it won't fly now

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Sounds like bs to me. He had to waive laws to do this. And if he didn't do this what would happen? Would he get in trouble with the super president?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah Congress didn't tie his hands and force him to override laws (which by the acts definition should only be invoked to protect the nation against threats).

He could just add easily declare his hands tied by the 26 laws he is instead breaking. He could say the wall's completion wouldn't do anything to enhance national security (something i recall libs saying when it was trumps wall).

This is a lie, plain and simple.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like you a passionate about the topic, do some more reading do you can understand.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So you can't tell me what's forcing the president to do this? What repercussions he'd face and from where?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Don’t be lazy, if you care so much look it up. The other poster already explained it for you and you chose not to believe it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"President" is not "King"

Money is controlled by Republican Congress.

Republican Congress is not controlled by Democrat President.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes you're recognizing the liberal urge to defend fascist behavior

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your inability to process information provided to you makes any discourse impractical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cool. You feel better now that you've joined late and got a meaningless jab in? Got that dopamine hit?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not defending it, since I'm not familiar enough with the topic, but he waived protections provided the laws - not the laws themselves, which must be within his power if he's done it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Waive laws? Lol. He would get impeached because that's breaking the law.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, so it's a nothing burger headline designed for rage.

I hate the algorithm.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

hahahahahahaha "the man in charge of the country and the political party in power have no say! they have to do the incredibly evil thing! the money couldn't just sit there and not get used, that would be a worse sin than putting up barbed wire and machine gun nests"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

His hands are mostly tied here

doubt