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MrMelodramatic
12/23/20 4:02:08 PM
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MrMelodramatic
12/23/20 4:06:15 PM
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<i>President Trump on Wednesday made good on his promise to veto the annual military policy bill, setting up what could be the first veto override of his presidency after both chambers of Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation.
In refusing to sign the legislation, Mr. Trump cited a series of provisions, including one that would allow the military to strip the names of Confederate leaders from military bases. He also has demanded that the bill include a provision that would repeal a legal shield for social media companies that he has tangled with, a significant legislative change that Republicans and Democrats alike have said is irrelevant to a bill that dictates military policy and has become law for each of the last 60 years.
My administration has taken strong actions to help keep our nation safe and support our service members, Mr. Trump wrote in the veto notification. I will not approve this bill, which would put the interests of the Washington, D.C., establishment over those of the American people.
The House is expected to return on Monday to vote on an override. Should it pass, the Senate is expected to return on Tuesday to begin considering the override.
The veto is the latest sign that Mr. Trump, in his last weeks in office, is ready to challenge lawmakers in his own party, forcing them to chose between fealty to him and loyalty to their congressional leaders and, for some, their ideals.</i>

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Mead
12/23/20 4:07:30 PM
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fuck all the billions spent on defense every year

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ReturnOfFa
12/23/20 4:11:33 PM
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"The veto is the latest sign that Mr. Trump, in his last weeks in office, is ready to challenge lawmakers in his own party, forcing them to chose between fealty to him and loyalty to their congressional leaders and, for some, their ideals."

Right on overall on this, but they should change this sentence. It should be "Is ready to challenge lawmakers in his own party on a few issues" and get rid of the last sentence. He hasn't exactly fully cut across the Republican grain. Perhaps in certain circumstances, yes. They aren't being forced to choose between fealty to him or loyalty to their congressional leaders, nor their ideals. American wars are still happening.

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keyblader1985
12/23/20 5:54:35 PM
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Loyalty.. fealty...

He's not a fucking king. He's an elected official with no more natural God given power than any other human being.

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captpackrat
12/23/20 8:11:09 PM
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It passed with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority. I guess Trump likes losing.

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Zeus
12/23/20 8:18:19 PM
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captpackrat posted...
It passed with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority. I guess Trump likes losing.

It's likely a more symbolic gesture than anything.

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JOExHIGASHI
12/23/20 10:27:38 PM
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But trump denounced white supremacy so many times

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BlackScythe0
12/23/20 10:43:26 PM
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Zeus posted...
It's likely a more symbolic gesture than anything.

Gotta appeal to the white supremacists.
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NeoSioType
12/27/20 4:44:10 PM
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If we become China and erase confederate history will we lose our supernatural martial arts?

Oh, wait. Did we ever have those? Who knows.
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streamofthesky
12/27/20 4:51:36 PM
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captpackrat posted...
It passed with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority. I guess Trump likes losing.
Vetos can still matter in such a case.
if the president riles up people about how bad the bill is enough and gets them to contact their Senators/Reps, he can potentially flip votes on the veto override attempt.

But this is just after an election (no one has to answer for their vote for at least 2 years, and voters have the memory of a goldfish) and Trump is absolutely terrible at actually accomplishing anything, so in this case it probably is pointless.
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Radar
12/28/20 3:53:22 AM
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Mead posted...
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fuck all the billions spent on defense every year


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Kyuubi4269
12/28/20 4:00:26 AM
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keyblader1985 posted...
Loyalty.. fealty...

He's not a fucking king. He's an elected official with no more natural God given power than any other human being.

He is the highest ranking individual in the country, and is by right leader of the country for the time being, so Loyalty and Fealty to the Presidency is very much appropriate, no matter how little you respect him as an individual.
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Zeus
12/28/20 4:21:21 AM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
Gotta appeal to the white supremacists.

...what? You and your weird-ass troll posts.

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