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Saying that Trump is to blame for the implementation details because he has the veto power is a little silly. Congress, on both sides of the aisle, has responsi
by beervirus 7y ago
Saying that Trump is to blame for the implementation details because he has the veto power is a little silly. Congress, on both sides of the aisle, has responsibility for any flaws in the legislation.
- lmeyerov 7y agoHe's the president, if he cared, he'd prioritize SMBs. He's the check and balance. Instead, congress, judicial, and executive are now all effectively Republican controlled, with Trump de-facto leading the party because McConnell decided to go with it. Trump can pass the buck during one of the biggest losses of life in US history & the biggest recessions, but as the ultimate elected check, no way should we give a free pass. He should do his job, leave, or get the blame. Anyways, this has gotten beyond HN. As an SMB owner, it's pretty clear what is and isn't happening.
- beervirus 7y agoYeah it’s pretty clear that the president is responsible for legislative drafting. :-/
- lmeyerov 7y agoHe's the shepherd, or not, if he declines to do his job. We elect the president to preside. The pandemic has become the most important thing on his desk. The power relationship is more complicated, but that's what it boils down to. For example, congress could take it in a direction he doesn't want to happen, but they'd need 2/3rds for that. By default, it's his show.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> Saying that Trump is to blame for the implementation details because he has the veto power is a little silly. Only in that it's silly to ignore that he's to blame for the implementation details since implementation details are pretty much what the Executive branch does.