and extend the federal moratorium on evictions; Democrats vow to sue the President - CNBC

    • Darkmatter2k [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      The lawsuit is the best part, it just screams out of touch elitism "Trump can't help people, he's the bad guy, we're supposed to do that"

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          Yes we know they'll use it in the future (both parties), but people are hurting now. And this props up Trump like a strong man cutting through the BS.

          • Sunn_Owns [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            That's true about both parties, Pelosi is probably researching ways to resurrect Pete Peterson so she can fuck another re-animated corpse. I have no doubt in my mind that she gave her leverage away with CARES on purpose so this very situation would occur. She isn't stupid, but highly ideological and deeply cynical. She wants to punish the poors. Just a wretched human being through and through.

      • ElGosso [he/him]
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        It's a pretty smart move by Trump - this clearly isn't within the purview of the president unless they let him, and if they do he can use it as precedent to build the border wall. So Dems pretty much have to stop him or else Congress abdicates its single largest power.

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        I mean, it is a constitutional crisis. They can't not contest it. The power to disperse funds lies with Congress and the President can't just go dole out funds wherever he desires. Leave it to the fucking Dems to get cornered like this fighting against immediate aid because muh Constitution though. They couldn't possibly make it any easier for the fascists to yeet their precious liberal democracy right out the window.

        • ComradeMikey [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          or hear me out here, fuck constitutional norms and just help people

          • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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            I totally agree. I'm just describing the thought process these ghouls are going through. I'm pointing out the limitations of deifying a fucking 230 year old piece of toiletpaper. I'm out of work myself. The extra money would go a long way.

            The point I was trying to make is that standing in the way of people receiving aid in the middle of a crisis because of a liberal compulsion to constitutional order is a losing strategy, but that won't stop them because they are liberals. Their compulsion to observe precedent makes them predictable, and that is what allowed the Republicans to coax them right into this trap.

            This is a teachable moment. It shows you exactly what idealism gets you.