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In Reversal, Biden Moves to Expand Border Wall (time.com)
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[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In the Oval Office on Thursday, Biden made clear that he was moving forward with wall construction grudgingly, in order to comply with funds appropriated by Congress in 2019. He said he had tried and failed to get Congress to redirect the funding it had allocated for wall construction in south Texas. "The money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them to reappropriate, to redirect that money. They didn’t. They wouldn’t. In the meantime, there’s nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated for. I can’t stop that," he said.

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

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the norms matter more to Biden than the human rights of migrants or keeping his campaign promises. Glad we agree.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

What happens if Biden breaks the law for his own goals, even if those goals are noble, and then Trump is elected in?

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.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Well, with a disregard for law and accountability like that, I'm glad you're never going to be elected to an office lol