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Permanently? That suggests a law that can't be repealed, amended, or otherwise modified, when in fact it's just had its expiration date removed. This law is no
by jeremysmyth 11y ago
Permanently? That suggests a law that can't be repealed, amended, or otherwise modified, when in fact it's just had its expiration date removed.
This law is no different to any other tax law, and is therefore subject to the usual whimsy of Congress. Just this time it doesn't expire automatically.
- danjoc 11y ago>Permanently? That suggests My spouse has a permanent residency card in the USA. It has an expiration date of 10 years. Perhaps you could call the immigration office and explain the meaning of the word to them as well? :)
- Symbiote 11y agoMy passport has an expiry date, but my citizenship doesn't expire.
- danjoc 11y agoIt is not a misdemeanor to be caught without your unexpired passport, citizen. https://www.us-immigration.com/blog/dont-let-that-green-card-expiration-date-sneak-up-on-you https://www.us-immigration.com/blog/dont-let-that-green-card...
- muddi900 11y agoNot only that, they can reject the renewal application for the green card. They rarely do, but they can.
- Symbiote 11y agoThat's odd. How do you prove you are a citizen to a police officer who thinks you're a green card holder? I assume American citizens don't have to carry papers. It's also mad that it takes 6 months to renew. It takes 3 weeks to renew my British passport, less if you pay extra.
- markdown 11y agoTakes a week to renew my Fiji passport. 3 days if you pay more.
- cortesoft 11y agoThe residency is permanent, not the card.
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- bradleyjg 11y agoThey should have used the word indefinitely.
- mobilefriendly 11y agoNot expiring is a big deal, it is a lot different for Congress to have to affirmatively act to change the law, rather than the law expiring on a certain date if Congress does nothing.
- gozur88 11y agoBut that's no difference, in practice. Congress usually groups renewals for all that sunset stuff into one bill and votes on it without discussion. It's very rare for them to actually allow a law to expire, and usually when it happens there's the same sort of big fight you'd expect over a bill to explicitly repeal whatever it is.
- rtpg 11y agoit can end up being pretty different different. Think about every renewal to the Bush-era tax cuts... until it didn't happen. The time-bomb aspect of the laws cause a different negotiation dynamic
- gozur88 11y agoIt looks different, but the point is if there aren't enough votes to renew something there will be enough to explicitly kill it.
- rtpg 11y agoRight, if the vote comes up there's no difference. There's a higher activation energy required to bring up the vote if there's no sunset though
- fanzhang 11y agoIs that actually true? If Congress approves X by 51% but the president opposes X, then the default stays. In this case defaults have real meaning. There must be other system asymmetries as well: filibusters, what else?