Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @04:29PM
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So the Executive and majorities in both houses of the Legislative branch are all aligned? How does that make them "accomplices" and not just a valid government doing governance?
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Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by throw0101d on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @08:03PM
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> How does that make them "accomplices" and not just a valid government doing governance?
By supporting someone who attempted a self-coup:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capito...
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by DFHippie on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @08:39AM
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"Accomplice" means a confederate in a crime. If the executive violates a law and the legislature, among whose duties is to catch and prosecute such acts, allows him to do so, they are accomplices. If they work together to achieve ends through the normal, legal process, they are not accomplices.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by science4sail on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @11:15AM
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What is a crime? At the end of the day, laws and legal processes are just social norms. To quote The Onion: "Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole"[0]
[0] https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-can-overrule-constituti...
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:01AM
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Sorry this doesn't acknowledge the reality of how our government has trended over the last 30 years