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Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building (apnews.com)

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[–] moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What can congress even do to stop him? Let's say they even impeached and convicted him, who would have the courage and power to remove him from office at this point? It's a pretty fucked up situation.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They can do a lot. Do you remember the last twenty years under Democrat presidents? Republicans obstructed tons of things successfully, even when they were in the minority.

It's a question of planning and willpower. Of course there are no perfect solutions, so don't ask for those.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Well, yeah, but Democratic leadership is going to be too concerned about moving towards the center to pick up non-existent swing voters. They don’t want to be tOo diViSiVE (heavens forbid).

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago

The Democrat presidents were a lot more respectful of Congress and the house and didn't actively subvert them with unjustified executive orders.