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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:11 AM Jul 2020

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Many vets in Congress-- why not a class-action suit vs Trump on not acting on bounties??

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Many vets in Congress-- why not a class-action suit vs Trump on not acting on bounties?? (Original Post) bobbieinok Jul 2020 OP

Why doesn't congress impose sanctions? soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

Because it wouldn't pass Coleman Jul 2020 #3

Lawsuits require evidence... brooklynite Jul 2020 #2

And since it deals with foreign policy Coleman Jul 2020 #4

Maybe they're distracted by the Confederate flag bullshit, like the press is. dem4decades Jul 2020 #5

Judges Sgent Jul 2020 #6

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Why doesn't congress impose sanctions?

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:16 AM

Jul 2020

Coleman

(856 posts)

3. Because it wouldn't pass

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:34 AM

Jul 2020

The Senate would reject it, if Moscow Mitch would bring it to a vote. And if it passed, Trumpsky would veto it.

brooklynite

(94,751 posts)

2. Lawsuits require evidence...

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:29 AM

Jul 2020

Coleman

(856 posts)

4. And since it deals with foreign policy

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:38 AM

Jul 2020

The courts wouldn't get involved. Plus, Vets wouldn't have standing, they aren't the injured party. Courts love standing to avoid issues.

dem4decades

(11,304 posts)

5. Maybe they're distracted by the Confederate flag bullshit, like the press is.

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:51 AM

Jul 2020

Every question should be about Trump doing nothing to Putin, not Trump doing something to Bubba.

Sgent

(5,857 posts)

6. Judges

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:58 AM

Jul 2020

cannot tell the executive how to conduct foreign policy and/or military operations. That's for the President, Senate, and Congress to act on (or not).

The fact that we have a terrible Senate doesn't mean the judiciary takes over.

Personally I think we need to change our constitution to get away from a unitary executive aka king, but I'm not sure the best way to do it. Courts have repeatedly held -- from the 1860's Johnson impeachment / court hearing all the way through the consumer finance bureau this term -- that every executive branch employee operates at the pleasure of the president.

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