Except Congress passed a law. Many, in fact. Over a period of decades. Those laws left virtually all implementation details up to the Executive branch.
That wiggle room provided by Congress provides plenty of space for DACA. It's not like DACA was granting citizenship.
Well, I think it is still the law of the land that if you are caught and found to be here illegally, then you are to be deported.
Pretty simple actually.
If they don't like that, then congress should change or make new laws addressing such.
He is not allowed to create or write laws, and he must enforce them without choice, this means a president has no power at all. Why do people keep saying he is the most powerful man in the world then?
Precisely!!
I"m guessing from your post, you're not a US citizen....but yes, the President is supposed to be a somewhat weak office within the triumvirate that is the US Federal government (executive, legislative, judicial).
The say he is the most powerful man in the word, in on respect, because his *is* commander in chief of all the US armed forces. This is to keep a civilian in charge of the military, and ensure that no one person keeps that power for too long.
But yes, when you wield what is pretty much the most powerful armed forces i the world, you are often thought of as the most powerful person in the world.
But in the US, the constitution was set up to ensure that ALL power was not in one place, to prevent a dictatorship, etc.
Those old guys in powered wigs in the 1700's actually were pretty bright, and its sad so many today in the youth seem to be set on breaking down the very things that mad the US a great nation to date.
As the saying goes..."Yeah, it sucks here, but it sucks a lot less than everywhere else in the world."
And tax money isn't an allowance to citizens. It builds things everyone uses and services everyone uses, so pretending that it puts some people in front of others is overly simplistic at best or disingenuous at worst.
Are you actually saying, that US citizens, with their tax dollars, are somehow obligated to take care of people outside our country with foreign aid before we spend it on ourselves??
Funny how government control is bad when it's federal but it's just fine when the state does it.
OF COURSE IT IS OK!!
That's precisely how the US government was set up...that the majority of power was to reside within the States, with only a limited, fairly weak Federal Government.
The president has to power to enforce or not enforce a law.
Actually NO he does not have the choice on whether or not to enforce the law.
Remember the presidential oath?
To uphold the US Constitution.
And well, the constitution says the President will enforce the laws set forth by congress.
The executive order thing is a bit of a gray area, and recent presidents have really been pushing what can actually be done by presidential decree.
This is a big check on that overreach of power.
But no, the President does not have the power to pick and choose which laws he/she likes and will enforce technically. If the president could do that, it would unbalance the checks and balances our federal govt is set up to operate within.
100% agree. Trump's cuts to foreign aid are just incomprehensible.
How does he sleep at night? I guess on a big pile of money.
I'm having trouble reading the sarcasm level of your post, but, if you are actually being serious about this....we in the US have a LOT of money problems.
We have a huge deficit, and our money, well....is OUR money (taxpayers) and it would be much better spent on our own citizenry first.
Once we get things back to correct levels and take care of our citizens, then...we can think about aiding other countries.
I keep hearing from Session and others "this was unconstitutional". Well then if it was, which amendment or part of the constitution did it break ? No seriously, since you seem to hold the same argument , maybe you can tell us ?
Remember, the US constitution lists the limited, enumerated responsibilities of the Federal Govt.
The powers granted to the different branches comes from the constitution.
The power to create laws, such as would cover DACA, comes from congress.
Remember in the US government, laws come from congress ONLY. The president does not create laws, but is there to enforce the laws created by congress.
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With DACA, Obama was pretty much trying to create new law where none existed before.
Yes, this Congress seems capable of doing nothing even though the GoP has control of both houses.
I hear ya...I had thought that the HPA or the Shush Act that would take suppressors off the NFA list and make them easier to attain (without long ATF paperwork and $200 tax stamp) and use by now.
But no...damned republicans can't seem to get shit done even with majority in both houses.
That is why, at least on US Federal govt contracts, you often try to get on as a sub contractor the the primary contractor.
The prime contractor is usually one of those companies on the "approved list", but you can sub to them as you like, and don't have to be on an approved list.
Yes, of course they get a bit of you bill rate, but that's how the game is played.
when I was young. The gov't placed you in a job, and paid for your training/education, and the company got a tax break until you were up to snuff. Kept unemployment low, and people happy.
I don't see why this can't be done here.
Because that isn't the limited, enumerated responsibility of the government, especially the US Federal government.
Why can't Hollywood come up with a decent parody movie anymore? Where are the Airplane!s and the Spaceballs?
You couldn't make those movies today in the current "politically correct" environment.....
They'd be labeled racist, homophobic and any other -ist or -ic you can think of...debated if they should be shown in a 'modern society' and that they offend some snowflake group.
No one has a fucking sense of humor anymore....I suppose you could make a movie that bashes white fat guys, but that's about all you can get way with today.
The only exception I can think of today is Family Guy and I honestly dunno how they get away with what they do on that show.
Valid point, Nollywood [wikipedia.org] is HUGE but I bet the Americans don't even know it exists. Not that I watch it much personally, lots of drama type stuff, but I know a lot of people who do.
Well, we don't generally want to watch movies that have subtitles or dubbed voices....except maybe for old Godzilla movies...those dubs are kind of funny to watch.
Live music on a radio always comes across as cheesy to me.
Do you not buy live albums? Same thing, no?
Hell, one of my favorite albums of all time is the live '69 tour of the Stones on "Get Yer Ya Yas Out"....you can almost hear the sweat dripping on the fret boards...raw and powerful setlist.
Some bands are great live...some suck, especially the lip sync'ers.
Currently the number of jobs is shrinking, while the workforce is not [google.com](*). it's already causing a lot of stress in our society, and probably one reason for the recent election results.
The election results were NOT primarily based on the stress of disappearing jobs in society.
I know it might be difficult for those folks on the extreme ends of the US (east/west coast) and extreme liberal political slant....but there are a LOT of people in the US that have not only been unhappy but 101% opposed to the direction the country has been taking in the past years, which is trying to fundamentally change how the US has been to date.
They don't like the over reach of Federal authority and intrusion into state and private lives. They don't like the trend away from the individual to the hive mind, they don't like the way the govt. and media have been moving to identity politics which has been a large basis of the current division problems in America.
For some reason it seems the left has a hard time comprehending that not everyone is lock step with their thinking.
You combine that with the horrible lack of talent for the presidential race and lack of message, and you see what we ended up with.
People were willing to vote anything in that upset the political engines of the previous decade or two.
There are a lot of folks still in the US that want to keep the general ideals that made the country grow and thrive such as individualism, and merit based reward rather than what color you are or what you like to do with your pee-pee.
I"m still looking into this whole turning into a vampire thing....sounds like a good deal to me, but I wanna lose weight first, I'd rather not go through eternity with my current gut.
No one is preaching genocide. Your Orwellian tactics of delusion+dishonesty just make you look like fascist morons. Antifa is a terrorist organization and needs to be acknowledged as such. You are anti-speech, anti-diversity and anti-freedom.
I thought I heard the other day, that the whitehouse petition site had a petition get over the 100K mark of signatures, asking to have the ANTIFA organizations be designated a terrorist organization....?
Perhaps some of the purchases, like a phone, fall below the line where they'd be considered an asset. That may work, but, for instance, go out and buy an expensive multifunction copier/printer/scanner/fax machine, and you're looking at well over $1500, and there's no way you're going to be able to write that off as an expense.
I've written off a lens purchase that was about $2400....
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Well, I think it is still the law of the land that if you are caught and found to be here illegally, then you are to be deported.
Pretty simple actually.
If they don't like that, then congress should change or make new laws addressing such.
Frankly, I hope this can be changed back to how it was in the past.
Take all the $$ out of electing senators, and keep them more answerable to the states they come from....
Precisely!!
I"m guessing from your post, you're not a US citizen....but yes, the President is supposed to be a somewhat weak office within the triumvirate that is the US Federal government (executive, legislative, judicial).
The say he is the most powerful man in the word, in on respect, because his *is* commander in chief of all the US armed forces. This is to keep a civilian in charge of the military, and ensure that no one person keeps that power for too long.
But yes, when you wield what is pretty much the most powerful armed forces i the world, you are often thought of as the most powerful person in the world.
But in the US, the constitution was set up to ensure that ALL power was not in one place, to prevent a dictatorship, etc.
Those old guys in powered wigs in the 1700's actually were pretty bright, and its sad so many today in the youth seem to be set on breaking down the very things that mad the US a great nation to date.
As the saying goes..."Yeah, it sucks here, but it sucks a lot less than everywhere else in the world."
Are you actually saying, that US citizens, with their tax dollars, are somehow obligated to take care of people outside our country with foreign aid before we spend it on ourselves??
Seriously?
OF COURSE IT IS OK!!
That's precisely how the US government was set up...that the majority of power was to reside within the States, with only a limited, fairly weak Federal Government.
Actually NO he does not have the choice on whether or not to enforce the law.
Remember the presidential oath?
To uphold the US Constitution.
And well, the constitution says the President will enforce the laws set forth by congress.
The executive order thing is a bit of a gray area, and recent presidents have really been pushing what can actually be done by presidential decree.
This is a big check on that overreach of power.
But no, the President does not have the power to pick and choose which laws he/she likes and will enforce technically. If the president could do that, it would unbalance the checks and balances our federal govt is set up to operate within.
I'm having trouble reading the sarcasm level of your post, but, if you are actually being serious about this....we in the US have a LOT of money problems.
We have a huge deficit, and our money, well....is OUR money (taxpayers) and it would be much better spent on our own citizenry first.
Once we get things back to correct levels and take care of our citizens, then...we can think about aiding other countries.
You take care of things at home first.....
Remember, the US constitution lists the limited, enumerated responsibilities of the Federal Govt.
The powers granted to the different branches comes from the constitution.
The power to create laws, such as would cover DACA, comes from congress.
Remember in the US government, laws come from congress ONLY. The president does not create laws, but is there to enforce the laws created by congress.
. With DACA, Obama was pretty much trying to create new law where none existed before.
I hope that helps.
I hear ya...I had thought that the HPA or the Shush Act that would take suppressors off the NFA list and make them easier to attain (without long ATF paperwork and $200 tax stamp) and use by now.
But no...damned republicans can't seem to get shit done even with majority in both houses.
This is actually the proper thing to do constitutionally.
Obama, from what I understand really overstepped his constitutional powers by enacting this in the first place.
I understand his heart was in the right place, but I believe this was an overreach of his powers and should be rescinded.
If the US wants it as part of our Law...then congress should be the ones to enact it.
The prime contractor is usually one of those companies on the "approved list", but you can sub to them as you like, and don't have to be on an approved list.
Yes, of course they get a bit of you bill rate, but that's how the game is played.
The Feds are mandated for defense, so I think that one will pass muster.
I seriously have doubts the feds should be in the Social Security game....I don't think that was actually constitutional myself on a federal level.
Because that isn't the limited, enumerated responsibility of the government, especially the US Federal government.
Might I ask what you don't like about them?
Is it that they don't sound exactly like the studio versions?
Do you not like when they improv on stage (Zeppelin was notorious for this in their old 3+ hour concerns in their heyday)....
Just curious....and do take in mind, I only really know of the bands of old, I dunno much of what comes out today....
You couldn't make those movies today in the current "politically correct" environment.....
They'd be labeled racist, homophobic and any other -ist or -ic you can think of...debated if they should be shown in a 'modern society' and that they offend some snowflake group.
No one has a fucking sense of humor anymore....I suppose you could make a movie that bashes white fat guys, but that's about all you can get way with today.
The only exception I can think of today is Family Guy and I honestly dunno how they get away with what they do on that show.
Well, we don't generally want to watch movies that have subtitles or dubbed voices....except maybe for old Godzilla movies...those dubs are kind of funny to watch.
Mu-Shu Carnitas?
Do you not buy live albums? Same thing, no?
Hell, one of my favorite albums of all time is the live '69 tour of the Stones on "Get Yer Ya Yas Out"....you can almost hear the sweat dripping on the fret boards...raw and powerful setlist.
Some bands are great live...some suck, especially the lip sync'ers.
So...the original Mexican food was.......Chinese???
This is ridiculous....I have never seen any bills that vote against birth control.
What people are against, is some people having to PAY for OTHER people's birth control, or forcing private entities to pay for others birth control.
I have never in my life, seen even a thought to vote a moratorium or ban on the manufacture or sales of birth control.
Perhaps it will also lead to more people that do not REPRODUCE....and hence lest people in the world at a time that need jobs?
The election results were NOT primarily based on the stress of disappearing jobs in society.
I know it might be difficult for those folks on the extreme ends of the US (east/west coast) and extreme liberal political slant....but there are a LOT of people in the US that have not only been unhappy but 101% opposed to the direction the country has been taking in the past years, which is trying to fundamentally change how the US has been to date.
They don't like the over reach of Federal authority and intrusion into state and private lives. They don't like the trend away from the individual to the hive mind, they don't like the way the govt. and media have been moving to identity politics which has been a large basis of the current division problems in America.
For some reason it seems the left has a hard time comprehending that not everyone is lock step with their thinking.
You combine that with the horrible lack of talent for the presidential race and lack of message, and you see what we ended up with.
People were willing to vote anything in that upset the political engines of the previous decade or two.
There are a lot of folks still in the US that want to keep the general ideals that made the country grow and thrive such as individualism, and merit based reward rather than what color you are or what you like to do with your pee-pee.
I"m still looking into this whole turning into a vampire thing....sounds like a good deal to me, but I wanna lose weight first, I'd rather not go through eternity with my current gut.
But sure, I'd like to live forever.
I thought I heard the other day, that the whitehouse petition site had a petition get over the 100K mark of signatures, asking to have the ANTIFA organizations be designated a terrorist organization....?
I've written off a lens purchase that was about $2400....