The US president will waive 26 federal laws to facilitate the construction of 20 additional miles of the border wall, angering environmental, immigration, and Indigenous rights activists
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.
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).
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.
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”
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.
So they’re using the parliamentarian defense again eh? I didn’t buy it then and it won’t fly now
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?
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.
Yes you’re recognizing the liberal urge to defend fascist behavior
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.
Waive laws? Lol. He would get impeached because that’s breaking the law.
Ok, so it’s a nothing burger headline designed for rage.
I hate the algorithm.
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”