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[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well first of all it gives the president the abilty to shut the border down until they figure out what the hell is going on - which is disgusting increase in executive power. It increases the amount of detention beds and detention officers - so increased concentration camp capacity and guards.

The whole thing seeks to solve the alleged border crisis - a right wing myth that the US's second right wing party has finally decided to vocally adopt. All that solving the border crisis means is more inhumanity toward people trying to cross the southern border due to the effects of climate change, US imperialism and neocolonism.

I hope you appreciate it smuglord border nazi

[-] HowMany@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago

Well first of all it gives the president the abilty to shut the border down until they figure out what the hell is going on

Where in the bill is this stated?

The whole thing seeks to solve the alleged border crisis - a right wing myth...

I asked for specific wording clarification. While I appreciate the editorial, the source (you) is questionable.

It sounds as if you don't really know what you're talking about even though you're making this super emotional appeal but it's not backed up by fact one. And that's even after I asked for facts.

Your stance in no way influenced my thinking. What's more it makes me suspicious of you.

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago
[-] Doubledee@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

M'Liege, I have retrieved yon bill for ye.

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“(3) ACTIVATIONS OF AUTHORITY.—

“(A) DISCRETIONARY ACTIVATION.—The Secretary may activate the border emergency authority if, during a period of 7 consecutive calendar days, there is an average of 4,000 or more aliens who are encountered each day.

“(B) MANDATORY ACTIVATION.—The Secretary shall activate the border emergency authority if—

“(i) during a period of 7 consecutive calendar days, there is an average of 5,000 or more aliens who are encountered each day; or

“(ii) on any 1 calendar day, a combined total of 8,500 or more aliens are encountered.

Now you may say, "Aha, we have you hyperbolic hexbears now, it clearly says that the president doesn't just get to shut it down until they figure out 'what the hell is going on'!"

smuglord

Which is correct. What it does is tie their hands such that they must shut the border down when an arbitrary number is reached, so they don't have to actually do anything and can plead their powerlessness when it happens. After all it's not up to them, it's just a mandate of a conservative law... that they want to pass.

[-] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

Curious if they'll move the goalposts or ignore this.

[-] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

Your stance in no way influenced my thinking

"It's everyone's responsibility to talk me out of being a dipshit and if they refuse to waste time, that just proves me right. Oh and I want a detailed report on the bi-partisan border bill on my desk before my bed time or you're extra wrong."

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago

The president being able to shut down the border (we all know which one btw) is literally the centerpiece of the bill that got the most attention and they flat out deny it. I guess i should have dusted off my MLA formatting guide a properly cited my post on the shit posting site

[-] Doubledee@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago

What's more it makes me suspicious of you.

Genuinely curious, do you think it matters to anyone in an online forum if you are vaguely suspicious of them? I'm not sure why you would even say that. What are you trying to accomplish?

[-] NPa@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

mods! mods! this poster is vaguely suspicious, arrest them at once! i-spil-my-jice

[-] HowMany@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

My curiosity is piqued... do you think your questions to ethereal internet entities entreaties you to answer? What are you thinking Snidely?

[-] Doubledee@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Nah, whatever fella. We saw how you felt about it. Why are you returning to the trough now, weeks later?

Are we rent-free?

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

Your stance in no way influenced my thinking.

Buddy, we already knew that no amount of facts could influence your thinking. You're a liberal.

[-] HowMany@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not your buddy, asshole. Facts are all that affect my "thinking". You're an idiot.

[-] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

Well first of all it gives the president the abilty to shut the border down until they figure out what the hell is going on

Where in the bill is this stated?

Biden said of the bill, “It would give me, as President, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. And if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law.”

source

To anyone saying to just go read the bill, I’d love for you to point me to an article that even names the name of the bill in question, let alone links to the full text of the bill. I just spent 10 minutes searching for it and I’m giving up because I have better shit to do.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

Biden said of the bill, “It would give me, as President, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. And if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law.”

Jeeesus, what a fucking scoundrel. Literally just a Republican at this point.

[-] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Right? I didn’t know he’d said he would use the power like that before I’d read the article and I had to double check it was a Biden quote. What an evil fucking ghoul.

[-] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Because you don't want to look at the bill because you're racist and hate immigrants, multiple people have responded with multiple sources including the bill itself.

Now it's already very clear to everyone here that your "stance" wouldn't be changed by anything and you're simply masking your apathy and racism by feigning scepticism, but are you even going to try and come back here and pretend otherwise? I highly doubt it, but hopefully your brilliant truth-seeking mind will prove me wrong!

[-] HowMany@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

Because your too stupid to understand what you read and so you stupidly assume all the bullshit between your fucking ears is real.

Piss off asshole. Go wave your silly dick at some red hatted idiots and forget I exist. Fucking removed.

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