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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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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 65 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Once again, we find out most of the past presidents just obeyed decorum and norms... Did no one consider that a bad-faith president would just say, "uh...'EMERGENCY!' " then he's allowed to bypass Congress and just do whatever the fuck he wants!?

[-] diffusive@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

There are 3 powers here supposed to balance:

the president
the houses
the supreme court

Guess who scored all of them?

Incidentally this is the reason the judiciary power in other democracies is self governed (e.g., judges elect their own supreme court) and parties in the judiciary are forbidden

But… well… here we are 🤷‍♂️

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago

Afaik congress could stop him, revoking his "emergency tariff powers" and revoking the emergency itself. But they won't. Like Trump, they only seek power.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah, these Republicans are absolute enablers. It's pathetic...

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

We need to start using the right words.

They aren't just enablers.

They are traitors.

[-] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

This needs to be turned against him. Obviously through the courts would be ideal. But at least in terms of the media juxtaposing his emergency declarations with his golfing.

[-] gabbath@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Hey, that's emergency golfing to you, buddy!

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Break in and plant trees all over the fairway and turn the green into a pond.

18 times.

On all his golf courses.

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 7 points 4 days ago

No, not against just him, against the entire party supporting him.

[-] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago

Also that the emergency has been created by him ergo not really an emergency

[-] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We went over this with bush 2 and decided the answer is basically yes. Otherwise it'd be letting the terrorists win

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