Congress can override these tariffs tomorrow. Congress can tell Trump, “no.” Congress can save us from economic hardship. Congress. Congress. Congress.
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If they do, I imagine there will be immediate attempts to get moment-of-weakness deals going on with countries and companies that desperately want to "get back to the way things were".
The GOP (a rep Sekf to be specific) is in there quoting Goebbels. Mispronouncing his name, but quoting him. So you know…good luck to us, we’ll need it.
Senate and House—bicameralism is fine, but in most other bicameral systems, the two legislatures don't so completely overlap in power. The Upper House usually has a different function from the Lower House.
And usually the upper house, if less democratic, is weaker than the lower house. The Framers, because they didn't really trust democracy, created a full second legislature to make sure the popular one didn't do anything too populist. Property over people, I think . . .
Anyway, it's a recipe for Congressional dysfunction—or at least for obstruction of the popular will—especially with the Senate adopting supermajority rules for itself (and not being truly representative of the people thanks to states being very unevenly sized dual-member districts.
Democrats can’t do shit because they’re shit at winning elections. But that also means that other than Trump being the President at all, none of this is their fault. The entire burden rests on the Republicans.
FedSoc hasn't always deployed the argument in good-faith but I have completely embraced their position that Congress needs to pass laws instead of ceding power to the executive
If we had a Congress worthy of being called by that name. Most of them are either sycophants or spineless cowards who’s only concerns are what can I do to ensure I’m re-elected to a job I care not about and only care bout the bribes I get from big corps to break the laws they want to skirt around!
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But don’t expect them to do anything to jeopardize their reelection.
That's the standard abuser cycle, after all.
The one that Americans chose to do so.
They’re unlikely to be helpful.
Democrats can’t do shit because they’re shit at winning elections. But that also means that other than Trump being the President at all, none of this is their fault. The entire burden rests on the Republicans.
Will they choose country over party?
Make sure you put the blame where it belongs
Mike Johnson won’t even allow a vote on it