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This is a good point, but is much being done while a democrat is in charge? Seems like Joe has squandered the best part of another term. Amendment: I didn't me

This is a good point, but is much being done while a democrat is in charge? Seems like Joe has squandered the best part of another term. Amendment: I didn't mean he is doing nothing, or a bad job, but he could even just address the UN or NATO and actually explain that while his hands are tied, he could offer support in any other way possible until America gets his head correct.

PartiallyTyped 3y ago
This shows an enormous amount of ignorance over how the US works. Because of gerrymandering, republicans own the House of Representatives, no legislation can pass from the legislative branch if the Congress and the House don’t agree. The executive branch can not “just” make new legislation. It’s not part of its power or job. You can’t blame Joe because Marjorie Taylor Greene and every so and so lunatic has decided to screw everyone else and shove their head into the ground.
- jhgfjhgfjhfgjhg 3y ago
  This shows an enormous amount of ignorance of how federalism works. Nothing is stopping Californians from banning fossil fuels.
  - danny_codes 3y ago
    Man I would love to see us go 100% nuclear. Just slap 50 power plants down and we'd be done, 10 years, in-and-out. It'd only cost like 100 billion or so, basically free.
  - PartiallyTyped 3y ago
    The chain is specifically about federal level. Nobody denies that things can be done at the state level. > The US isn't capable of doing anything federally until the nation is reunified.
  - fragmede 3y ago
    California's Governor Gavin Newsom has banned the sale of new gasoline cars after 2035.
- jzl 3y ago
  Not just the House. The Senate is de facto gerrymandered as well. Two senators for 700k in Wyoming vs 40M in California.
ericmay 3y ago
President Biden can’t create legislation. That has to come from Congress. McCarthy (R) is speaker of the house. “Can’t the President issue executive orders?” Yes but the Supreme Court has been striking down and limiting the EPA from executing on executive orders or other mandates that the agency has. For example last year [1] > By a vote of 6 to 3, the court said that any time an agency does something big and new – in this case addressing climate change – the regulation is presumptively invalid, unless Congress has specifically authorized regulating in this sphere. [1] https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-climate-change https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-... -Edit in response to OP edit- Biden actually has addressed the UN at least once [2] and discussed climate change. He wouldn’t address NATO on this topic because NATO is a defensive military alliance and most NATO members are well aware of climate change risks. He doesn’t need to explain to other political leaders that his “hands are tied” because they already know and understand how the U.S. political landscape works. [2] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-challenges-act-pandemic-climate-change/story?id=80128551 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-challenges-act-pandemi...
- jhgfjhgfjhfgjhg 3y ago
  Democratic states can't create legislation for their own states?
  - dnstalk 3y ago
    What's the point? Any progress will require massive amounts of funding to solve these issues and states can't print money.
  - adgjlsfhk1 3y ago
    they can and do.
  - ericmay 3y ago
    I was responding to the person above who specifically called out the president, ergo federal level. Second I want to mention there aren’t “Democratic” states or “Republican” states. Just states. Each state is full of Americans. Sometimes they vote for one party and sometimes they vote for another. For example I used to vote Republican and then the party has diverged from what I value. I live in the same state and that hasn’t changed. To answer your question though which is why can’t states with supposed Democrat leadership or control create legislation for their own states - they can and often do. For example [1]. It’s important to note that Congress can take action at the federal level, and state legislatures can also take action at the state level and they’ll probably be able to do some very precise legislation that the federal government would have trouble with, but then the federal government can use its much greater power (and budget) to do things that any single state or group of states cannot. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/business/california-emissions-regulations/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/business/california-emissions...

PartiallyTyped 3y ago

This shows an enormous amount of ignorance over how the US works. Because of gerrymandering, republicans own the House of Representatives, no legislation can pass from the legislative branch if the Congress and the House don’t agree. The executive branch can not “just” make new legislation. It’s not part of its power or job. You can’t blame Joe because Marjorie Taylor Greene and every so and so lunatic has decided to screw everyone else and shove their head into the ground.

jhgfjhgfjhfgjhg 3y ago
This shows an enormous amount of ignorance of how federalism works. Nothing is stopping Californians from banning fossil fuels.
- danny_codes 3y ago
  Man I would love to see us go 100% nuclear. Just slap 50 power plants down and we'd be done, 10 years, in-and-out. It'd only cost like 100 billion or so, basically free.
- PartiallyTyped 3y ago
  The chain is specifically about federal level. Nobody denies that things can be done at the state level. > The US isn't capable of doing anything federally until the nation is reunified.
- fragmede 3y ago
  California's Governor Gavin Newsom has banned the sale of new gasoline cars after 2035.
jzl 3y ago
Not just the House. The Senate is de facto gerrymandered as well. Two senators for 700k in Wyoming vs 40M in California.

ericmay 3y ago

President Biden can’t create legislation. That has to come from Congress. McCarthy (R) is speaker of the house. “Can’t the President issue executive orders?” Yes but the Supreme Court has been striking down and limiting the EPA from executing on executive orders or other mandates that the agency has. For example last year [1] > By a vote of 6 to 3, the court said that any time an agency does something big and new – in this case addressing climate change – the regulation is presumptively invalid, unless Congress has specifically authorized regulating in this sphere. [1] https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-climate-change https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-... -Edit in response to OP edit- Biden actually has addressed the UN at least once [2] and discussed climate change. He wouldn’t address NATO on this topic because NATO is a defensive military alliance and most NATO members are well aware of climate change risks. He doesn’t need to explain to other political leaders that his “hands are tied” because they already know and understand how the U.S. political landscape works. [2] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-challenges-act-pandemic-climate-change/story?id=80128551 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-challenges-act-pandemi...

jhgfjhgfjhfgjhg 3y ago
Democratic states can't create legislation for their own states?
- dnstalk 3y ago
  What's the point? Any progress will require massive amounts of funding to solve these issues and states can't print money.
- adgjlsfhk1 3y ago
  they can and do.
- ericmay 3y ago
  I was responding to the person above who specifically called out the president, ergo federal level. Second I want to mention there aren’t “Democratic” states or “Republican” states. Just states. Each state is full of Americans. Sometimes they vote for one party and sometimes they vote for another. For example I used to vote Republican and then the party has diverged from what I value. I live in the same state and that hasn’t changed. To answer your question though which is why can’t states with supposed Democrat leadership or control create legislation for their own states - they can and often do. For example [1]. It’s important to note that Congress can take action at the federal level, and state legislatures can also take action at the state level and they’ll probably be able to do some very precise legislation that the federal government would have trouble with, but then the federal government can use its much greater power (and budget) to do things that any single state or group of states cannot. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/business/california-emissions-regulations/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/business/california-emissions...