Moiraine Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 3 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: We definitelt need the military leaders to unify on this and send a message to Trump that they won’t be used. Denying unconstitutional orders should start with them. Link to comment
knapplc Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Bunker Boy is finally getting his wall! 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, knapplc said: Bunker Boy is finally getting his wall! Poor little snowflake is scared. Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 13 hours ago, Moiraine said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/06/02/white-house-officials-asked-if-they-could-take-over-dcs-local-police/#e160eb527a0c https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-calls-on-house-to-immediately-pass-her-bills-giving-dc-control @Danny Bateman about that conversation we were having... It's absolutely scary stuff. I'm glad Bowser and her team are fighting tooth and nail to prevent this. I could see an argument for the president commandeering the D.C police in the event of a legitimate national security threat locally in D.C. But that's the darkest of timelines and this ain't that. Trump should not be vested with that power because he would abuse it. I can think of literally nothing he's done that isn't born of self-interest. If he controlled the D.C. police he would absolutely try and use them for maximum political benefit and that is wrong. Link to comment
knapplc Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Trump is a great excuse for Congress to have far more power than the presidency. Investing that kind of power in one man just begs for abuses like this. 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Danny Bateman said: It's absolutely scary stuff. I'm glad Bowser and her team are fighting tooth and nail to prevent this. I could see an argument for the president commandeering the D.C police in the event of a legitimate national security threat locally in D.C. But that's the darkest of timelines and this ain't that. Trump should not be vested with that power because he would abuse it. I can think of literally nothing he's done that isn't born of self-interest. If he controlled the D.C. police he would absolutely try and use them for maximum political benefit and that is wrong. These laws were all okay before because we had presidents not willing to abuse them. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, knapplc said: Trump is a great excuse for Congress to have far more power than the presidency. Investing that kind of power in one man just begs for abuses like this. A lot of Republicans argued about executive overreach and the need for more federalism BEFORE Trump. Funny how they've gone mysteriously silent. 1 Link to comment
LumberJackSker Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 9 hours ago, knapplc said: Bunker Boy is finally getting his wall! Did Mexico pay for it? 2 Link to comment
commando Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 the white house is starting to look like a prison. maybe donnie is just getting himself acclimated to his future surroundings. 1 Link to comment
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