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But the law was crafted by Congress to give the sitting President the power to waive it for six months so that it could be enacted when it wasn't a burden on foreign policy. Trump decided not to waive it and that's what it is, but it isn't like this is some kind of bold stand and the previous Presidents were overruling Congress. They gave the power of waiver to the President and the past Presidents used what they were given.
Can you name say...3 laws where he actively "helped" that got passed? Not one where he just signed his name to a folder for a photo op, but manged to get through both Houses and it then became a law?
tulc(is actually curious about this)
But that is just it, and no one seems to notice. Trump did sign the six month waver right after he made the announcement. He did exactly what Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump did previously.
Here is the story from the Times of Israel.
After Jerusalem recognition, Trump signs waiver delaying embassy move
Here is a copy of the press release.
It is said that Clinton could have won if she hadn't taken the trip to Arizona in the last few days. A campaign trip to MN, WI, MI and PA (especially non-city areas) might have won her the election, but no more senate seats.
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I've been a Democrat for over 50 years. I don't think that we would be better off now had Clinton been elected.
So, I'll listen. How would we be better off? Surely, no legislation would have been passed. I suppose that we'd still have the youth paying the Obamacare penalty.
Like congrats to the car that rear ended you on purpose and got away.Ya gotta admit it's been an interesting year.
Despite determined efforts of the old Democrats, the dying mainstream media, hostile Republican leadership, the entrenched bureaucratic state and anti-Trump bots rampaging through social media ... Trump has managed to thrive ... and fulfill campaign promises nobody believed possible.
Gotta give credit where credit is due.
This is true.
However, this time the General Assembly saw fit to pass a resolution condemning the statements of the US with regard to its long standing positions on Jerusalem and the embassy. The General Assembly does NOT often pass resolutions condemning the positions of an individual country, other than Israel (83% of such resolutions are condemnations of Israel).
It may be reasonable to IGNORE the General Assembly when they make such attacks. President Trump has decided not to so.
Obviously, none of this is new. The EU countries have supported the Arab states for 100 years.
She could probably get through a speech to the boy scouts with out talking about partying on yachts in the 90's. Or calling anyone Pocahontas at any point in her administration.
tulc(suspects Disney could have come up with a better robot for her in the "Hall of Presidents")
More like Putin would be crying himself to sleep every night instead of getting together his latest set of orders to be sent to President Trump.
tulc(that would have been sweet)
vs the possible wars with NK and Palestine that Trump seems intent on stirring up?
No one would be questioning American leadership.
I'm not a fan of either and yet what we have now is so much worse that it really cannot be described adequately. We will be paying for this for a long, long time - and that's the best-case scenario.
I've worked for someone like this, and I know that "outsiders" cannot understand the destruction they wreak. We all are outsiders. Whatever we expect, the reality will be worse.
So we'd have the absence of that with HC.
Yes, she would have led investigations into Russian interference into the elections. Weird that the current administration doesn't seem to care.
All showing a lack of any substance. Weird the right would be excited about spending money to continue showing that she's done nothing wrong.
vs the possible wars with NK and Palestine that Trump seems intent on stirring up?
Definitely not the smartest move on her part, but subsequent actions on the part of some of his supporters have since convinced me that the statement was more accurate than I perceived it to be at the time she said it.
I"ll agree. He fulfilled the promises. Now, I hate the promises and I think the people who want them don't really know what they're doing but, yes, he fulfilled the horrible promises that ensured I voted against him.
But that is just it, and no one seems to notice. Trump did sign the six month waver right after he made the announcement. He did exactly what Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump did previously.
Here is the story from the Times of Israel.
After Jerusalem recognition, Trump signs waiver delaying embassy move
Here is a copy of the press release.
We would not have lost a lot of international standing. No one would be questioning American leadership. We would not of passed debt busting legislation.
1) As much as I don't want a war with North Korea, I'd take one any day and twice on Sunday of over one with Russia. Second Korean War vs. WWIII... which would be worse? That's not a hard one.
2) Trump isn't the one firing long range missles over Japan. If Trump had really wanted a war with North Korea, he's already got a pretext, a much stronger one than Bush had for going into war with Iraq. If anyone seems intent on stirring up a war, it's Kim Jong Un. Telling that we have so many people that hate Trump so much that they'll side with Kim Jung Un over him.
We lost international standing under Obama.
Look how China treated him vs Trump.
Putin treated Obama like a joke.
Because he was. What, Merkel doesn't like us anymore? She's just angry we won't destroy our country like she is hers. May doesn't like us? That simpering fool who just botched the Brexit? Good. I don't want to be liked by cowards and sellouts.
I'm aware. Just one of us is right and the other one is you.
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