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Iahotdog

(119 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:08 PM Apr 2018

Mattis tells Trump he needs congressional approval and gets overruled

Nothing but crickets from the Republican congress,think what would happen if Hillary or Barack would have done that. The impeachment would have started already.

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Mattis tells Trump he needs congressional approval and gets overruled (Original Post) Iahotdog Apr 2018 OP

We don't need no stinkin' Constitution. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #1

The problem is that the current Congressional leadership is extremely shortsighted. TomSlick Apr 2018 #2

Ferrets are Cool

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1. We don't need no stinkin' Constitution. nt

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Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:10 PM

Apr 2018

TomSlick

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2. The problem is that the current Congressional leadership is extremely shortsighted.

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Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:37 PM

Apr 2018

The Congress must constantly defend its prerogative against the President. All Presidents will attempt to encroach on the powers of Congress, it is in the nature of the executive. Congress must be as serious about the protection of its prerogative when it is of the same party of the President or not. When the GOP-controlled Congress does not push back against Trump's usurpation of war making power, it risks the Congress losing those powers.

Presidents come and go (at least so far). If the Congress is to remain relevant, it must protect itself against the natural instinct of Presidents to expand their power.

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