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The Republican Congress is Responsible
ByJOSH MARSHALL
Published JANUARY 28, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
For political and moral reasons, it is important to remember that very little of what the President is now doing is possible without a compliant Congress. Executive orders in most cases fill in the blanks that legislation leaves to the President's discretion. So this isn't just a matter of the sway a Congress of the President's party can exercise over him, which is substantial. In many or most cases, Executive Orders and Actions can literally be overruled with new legislation.
Since President Trump is unpopular, Democrats have a clear political incentive to tar the Republican Congress with Trump's unpopularity. But this is not simply a political gambit. They make his actions possible. They are responsible for virtually everything he's doing.
How unpopular is he? The latest reputable poll (Quinnipiac) puts Trump's approval rating at 36%, an unheard of level of unpopularity for a new President. Gallup's number has generally been more favorable to Trump. But according to numbers released today, his net approval rating dropped 8 points during his first week in office. Again, virtually unheard of ...
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The Republican Congress is Responsible (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Jan 2017
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GP6971
(31,163 posts)1. K & R. Truer words have never been spoken.
thinkingagain
(906 posts)2. Republican Congress has no
Republican Congress has no guts is afraid of DT
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)3. Because he and/or Putin
have something on every one of them.
aquamarina
(1,865 posts)4. Exactly
Fucking exactly. They are all complicit and just as guilty as Trump. Enablers every single one of them.
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)5. K&R