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Millions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administration (mander.xyz)

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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/more-details-surface-in-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-national-forests/

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[-] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 66 points 4 days ago

"Emergency orders" designed to protect this country in case we're attacked are being used by presidents to sidestep the constitutional as it regards separation of powers. It's about time this shit came to an end also.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

If everything is an emergency then nothing is our you simply cannot govern.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

I guess America needed a declaration of emergency in domestic timber supply, caused by the declaration of an emergency of having friends as trading partners for timber 🦫...

[-] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

So many emergencies - we're being attacked on all sides... by industrialists.

[-] bob_lemon@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

How are Congress and Senate okay with just being made completely redundant? Don't they have at least a modicum of professional pride?

[-] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Apparently none whatsoever.

[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

Thats what they always use emergency powers for, and why theyre always causing emergencies

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