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Why would they bother asking Congress? Usually it's just one executive order away from becoming a quick Win.
by tencentshill 2y ago
Why would they bother asking Congress? Usually it's just one executive order away from becoming a quick Win.
- bediger4000 2y agoCould be a way to touch the snake with your enemy's hand, provide a little plausible deniability for a gratuitous and unpopular action.
- ahazred8ta 2y ago"Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake." -- Persian proverb, TIL
- duxup 2y agoCongress is in the midst of a break but with budget talks ongoing among the GOP. They're busy trying to pass vague bills, one from the senate, one from the house that so far have been incompatible even as far as just the GOP is concerned. I suspect this might be a sort of silly proposed rallying point for them to agree on and maybe move forward ... and they might think this provides some level of credibility to the executive branch who has been busy cutting unilaterally, arguably unconstitutionally.