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minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 hours agoThe POTUS has a window of discretion where he can act unilaterally without congressional approval. And they ALL have done so over many terms. The hard stop is when congress needs to appropriate funds to pay for the war/police action.
minus-squareIronfist79@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoMaybe we need to take away those powers and put Congress in control.
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoPerhaps. Until there is a real crisis that does require immediate action. There is no good answer here. Have a window of discretion, or be unable to trigger action and get innocent people killed due to inaction. Which do you prefer?
The POTUS has a window of discretion where he can act unilaterally without congressional approval. And they ALL have done so over many terms.
The hard stop is when congress needs to appropriate funds to pay for the war/police action.
Maybe we need to take away those powers and put Congress in control.
Perhaps. Until there is a real crisis that does require immediate action. There is no good answer here. Have a window of discretion, or be unable to trigger action and get innocent people killed due to inaction.
Which do you prefer?