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Celerity

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16. Biden doesn't have the power to use EO's to bypass actual passage of voter's rights legislation

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 02:43 PM

Oct 2021

by Congress and simply enact it all with a stroke of his pen. It would be shot down in the courts.

Look at how passive and slow he was been with a simple student loan debt reduction via EO (at the reduced $10K, not even talking about Schumer and Warren's $50K). That is well within his legally-delineated power, yet he is doing nothing so far. He asked for an opinion back in January, and has done nothing since. When it comes to executive power, he is not a fire-breathing radical.

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Biden, Democrats shred spending, tax plans to get a deal done [View all] Celerity Oct 2021 OP

omg BeckyDem Oct 2021 #1

they should get a deal and then run on getting more Democrats elected in the midterms so that samsingh Oct 2021 #2

☝️👍 Walleye Oct 2021 #3

that can backfire in at least 3 ways Celerity Oct 2021 #5

Senate By the Numbers JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #6

'That's all it takes.' Celerity Oct 2021 #11

Not olympian at all JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #13

Biden doesn't have the power to use EO's to bypass actual passage of voter's rights legislation Celerity Oct 2021 #16

So what JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #18

Why should he try an illegal power grab? We are not a Party that wants a dictator. That is Celerity Oct 2021 #19

Oh well -so be it JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #20

It doesn't matter...if we get nothing and we lose the house and/ or the senate...we get nothing at Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #9

Exactly JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #12

We are going to pass a vastly reduced BBB Act, barring a complete blockage in the House or Celerity Oct 2021 #14

We get what is possible and pass it. We could lose the Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #35

We need to make the American people understand WHO stopped Biden from fulling all his promises. BlueLucy Oct 2021 #27

Exactly right...it will help during the midterm. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #8

Exactly. Kingofalldems Oct 2021 #17

Republicans are against all JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #4

The huge problem is Sinema and Manchin's refusal (so far, and I see nothing to suggest they are Celerity Oct 2021 #7

All they need to do is JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #10

I really do not think that will work with them, especially Manchin. As for Rethugs, they not only Celerity Oct 2021 #15

Yep - it won't work with them JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #21

And when he dies, we lose the seat permanently. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #36

This JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #37

And I'm sorry JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #22

Me a moderate? LOL I think you have the wrong person. Celerity Oct 2021 #23

Generally 'moderates' JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #24

The idea that Biden should NOT go the dictator route is hardly a 'moderate' one. Celerity Oct 2021 #25

Agree to Disagree JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #26

absurd false choice dilemma Celerity Oct 2021 #28

Wrong JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #30

What are you talking about? I NEVER defended the bloody filibuster. I have posted Celerity Oct 2021 #31

Well - I'm talking about the filibuster JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #33

Biden cannot change Senate rules. That is basic Constitutional separation of powers. Celerity Oct 2021 #34

Who are these "moderates?" BlueLucy Oct 2021 #29

smh. nt ecstatic Oct 2021 #32