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Indeed: The "constitutional crisis" started months and years ago, when Congress failed its duty and OATHS to defend the constitution.
"checks & balances" requires that the legislative branch to do what is needed
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"Laws? We don't need no stinking laws..."
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Also: this is exactly why we have *progressive* income tax.
Corps and wealthy individuals get waay more value from the "stability" of US law and economy.
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The constitutional crisis started months and years ago.
Congress has abdicated its responsibility and OATHS to support and defend the constitution.
The executive is following their lead.
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The constitutional crisis started months and years ago, when Congress failed its duty and OATHS to defend the constitution.
This is just the consequence...
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FTR: "hydrogen" is not always "carbon free"
One needs to separate H to make hydrogen for fuel cell or combustion. Even if separated from H20 (vs hydrocarbons)
That separation takes energy, which may not be "carbon free".
Hydrogen "fuel" is basically a battery; energy goes in, energy comes out.
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Does CBS even have a "broadcast license"?
Seems like that is something the local stations would have...
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I remember when we were not in conflict with everyone...
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Read this:
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Well... SCOTUS will always feel itself is relevant.
They appointed themselves the arbiter/declarer of Trump's imperial powers.
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Were his lips moving?
Thought so...
So probably the opposite.
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If they had any intention of bringing him back, it would have been done by now.
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Hmm, have you read this?
I'm not a pessimist, and am all in favor of "taking the win";
But other people have a different threshold for "victory".
(& SCOTUS culpability & accountability)
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Time to take the car keys away from grandpa...
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"Most of the costs for retailers are fixed: wages, shop space, delivery etc."
*maybe* if the shoe was the only thing being affected.
But with an increase in taxes, many things will be increased: wages, interest, rents, packaging, shipping, marketing...
ALL of those costs will be increased.
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When they reference "complying with SCOTUS's order", the mean only the part about "giving due deference..."
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So we're moving beyond "In God we trust"?
(oh wait, ISWYDT...)
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"...ringing off the hook" ??
Do their phones have hooks?
don't believe a word of this
(their lips are moving)
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If they wanted to bring him home, Kristi Noem could have asked for him while she was there, and flew him back in her plane.
But no, the gov will complain about no access, no transport,...
(no *desire* to comply)
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another POV:
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Do we know that they *didn't* first ask quietly?
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Which is WHY we need to get *everyone* vaccinated!
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Not just for the "common good";
Corps and their billionaire owners get more value from USA then the rest of us. THAT is why tax rates should be progressively higher.
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Eh? he never has and never will earn a laurel crown
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They'll get Musk to offer each resident $1M to vote to join USA.
Not much more than buying Twitter.
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Do you believe *anything* said by Trump? or his WH spokespeople?
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How much kickback/bribe was paid?
and to whom?
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So many components to source, so much to assemble...
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Also cowards and liars and oath-breakers in the dominant party...
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It's because big batteries sink ships and attract sharks...
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It happened when Roy Cohn said: be tough, never back down.
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And it's a regressive "consumption tax" (larger % paid by poor)
not the progressive "income tax" (rich pay fair share for the USA)
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***Bonus Points**** for naming Plutocracy!
(i'm so tired of everyone saying "oligarchy"...)
If we name it correctly, the answer becomes obvious.
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THAT is the real "Constitutional Crises" we are facing.
Started long before Trump-II
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Really?
He's *asking* why there's a 50B deficit in cars to east asia?
I rather thought someone on Trump's staff would already know that answer to that..
Why is he asking a reporter?
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"some" of them?
the one's who don't kiss his ass?
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The word you're looking for is "rendition"
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Well sure: bankruptcy is a victory because he successfully avoided paying his bills. WIN!
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Surrendering? or collaborating?
sometimes the words *really* matter.
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Once again, for the GOP/Trumpist "jackbooted thugs":
#EveryAccusationIsaConfession
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Paid protestors?
#everyaccusationisaconfession
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The last time we did tariffs and exploded the global economy, the depression in Germany enabled Hitler to rise from his defeat, take control and start WWII.
So maybe the climate effects of (oh, let's say Russia) doing something similar could offset any otherwise positive effects on global warming.
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The "Constitutional Crisis" is the Congress not upholding their oaths to defend the Constitution.
It's a legislative "own goal" to fail to assert their powers.
Especially: the power to impeach SCOTUS and POTUS.
They've been failing for years; *that* is what created this Constitutional Crisis!
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Well, duh.
The President does *make* policy.
The Executive branch executes the policy as stated by the Legislature.
If the President stops trying to dodge/doge Congress, then the Judges would not need to slap him back into place.
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To avoid further confusing the orange one, it's an *insane* asylum...