this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
20 points (85.7% liked)
Politics
6030 readers
405 users here now
Discuss world politics here.
Rules
-
Be civil and respectful
-
No NSFW content
-
No blatantly fake news or unfounded conspiracy theories
-
No heavily sensationalized articles
Community icon by Webalys, licensed under CC BY 3.0.
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Can't wait for y'all to defend this.
That's a weird way to spell "I didn't read the article and don't know what it says".
Seriously though, I thought you were kidding then I read the article. Title should have read, Biden has been blocked in reallocation of boarder wall funds.
Imagine believing Biden actually has no choice.
No defense necessary - his hands are tied and breaking the rules to achieve your own agenda is what fascists do. This is just a lingering bit of rot from the Trump admins, frankly I'm surprised that conservative media isn't framing this more as a victory for Trump
Yes, the norms matter more to Biden than the human rights of migrants or keeping his campaign promises. Glad we agree.
We're not talking about "norms", we're talking about "law". And it's always important to remember the whatever powers you give this president, you have to give the next. What happens if Biden breaks the law for his own goals, even if those goals are noble, and then Trump is elected in?
A politician who breaks laws on their own whim is a tyrant, full stop. And even a noble tyrant doesn't help anyone in the long run.
No, we're talking about norms. Laws that don't have enforcement mechanisms are polite suggestions. Biden, like a good liberal, obeys the rules of the playground.
Nothing stops Trump from just breaking those laws anyway! In fact, he spent his term doing exactly what you're talking about. Your theory about how laws actually function is extremely flawed. We're rapidly heading to an election where half the country will vote for a convicted criminal, we are so far past the point you're making that it comes across as a joke.
Well, with a disregard for law and accountability like that, I'm glad you're never going to be elected to an office lol
Biden's Border Wall good because Biden.
Trump's Border Wall bad because Trump.