Current Events > Biden's 17 day one executive orders

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Didn't necessarily agree with the Keystone XL pipe in the first place, but if it's already half built, just finish the damn thing.

Why hurt relations with Canada and cost hundreds/thousands of jobs for a political gesture when there are easier things to do? How much would it cost to tear down all the infrastructure already laid down?

In any case where is da executive order for cash money $2000?

kelemvor posted...

Didn't necessarily agree with the Keystone XL pipe in the first place, but if it's already half built, just finish the damn thing.

Why hurt relations with Canada and cost hundreds/thousands of jobs for a political gesture when there are easier things to do? How much would it cost to tear down all the infrastructure already laid down?

I'm pretty sure KXL isn't half built, but more important than that should be out health, safety, and future for the planet.

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harley2280 posted...

No I don't. I think everyone is equal and we should do our best as a country to help pull the rest of the world up to our former level. To do the right thing even when it's not the easy thing is the embodiment of American spirit and patriotism.

This all certainly feels good, but realistic? Not so much.

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kelemvor posted...

Didn't necessarily agree with the Keystone XL pipe in the first place, but if it's already half built, just finish the damn thing.

There's no need to finish a redundant pipe that serves no real purpose but to leak oil into fresh water reservoirs.

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TheBiggerWiggle posted...

The student loan forgiveness is huge. Thats basically a 3K pseudo stimulus for me. Maybe once he gets settled in he can work on forgiveness

It's not forgiven, just extended. But yeah I'm thrilled with it lasting until September 30th. I only needed 2 months to get my entire account balance paid off, he gave me 8.

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Is re-enabling a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

Questionmarktarius posted...

Is re-enabling a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

Is backing out of a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

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Allowing gas and oil development at national wildlife monuments shouldn't have even been a possibility for the Trump presidency. What a fucking joke of a "human".

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I like the last one but whats the oversight?

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Doom_Art posted...

Is backing out of a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

That is also a legitimate question.

pinky0926 posted...

Now picture if in 2024 a Republican candidate wins

I doubt we'll see a Republican president until 2028 at the earliest.

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Orchestrion posted...

100 Days Masking Challenge bruh this is a global pandemic not TikTok

Better than the president demonizing masks

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pinky0926 posted...

I can picture American politics being at a complete standstill for two entire decades as each opposing leader following the last attempts to undo or reinstate whatever policies were undone or reinstated in the previous administration

The year will be 2046 and you'll still be figuring out if you're building this wall or not, guarantee it

How very centrist of you

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Makeveli_lives posted...

It's not forgiven, just extended. But yeah I'm thrilled with it lasting until September 30th. I only needed 2 months to get my entire account balance paid off, he gave me 8.

I'm on the public service loan forgiveness program, and each of these pandemic months still counts as a qualified payment. It's pretty sweet

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What's this "Liberians" thing about?

Questionmarktarius posted...

What's this "Liberians" thing about?

There's around 4000 Liberian refugees because of a civil war in America without citizenship. They were benefitting from a deferred deportation thing so they can apply for residency and I think Trump reversed it or something.

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I think this is the Liberian thing

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-liberia/trump-changes-mind-and-extends-liberians-immigration-protections-in-us-idUSKCN1R92EC

Must have been delayed a couple more times, this article is from March 2019 which would have only delayed it to 2020.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

Is re-enabling a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

No, but since its something they agree with, the media won't say a peep about it.

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Literally all 17 of those things are very very good

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The muslim ban is STILL going on? When Trump signed it it was only for like 90 days (4 years ago!)

DarkChozoGhost posted...

Literally all 17 of those things are very very good

DarkChozoGhost posted...

Literally all 17 of those things are very very good

This.

now get on student loan forgiveness

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onedarksoul posted...

No, but since its something they agree with, the media won't say a peep about it.

What the hell are you talking about? Rejoining the agreement is literally as easy as sending a letter to the United Nations and waiting 30 days. Thats it, thats the entire process for rejoining.

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onedarksoul posted...

No, but since its something they agree with, the media won't say a peep about it.

I remember you posting several times in the recent past about how intelligent people don't pay attention to politics. But if you did pay attention, you'd remember that no one mentioned this talking point when Trump withdrew from the agreement, either. There's a reason it's not generally referred to as a treaty (it isn't one)

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Is re-enabling a treaty something a president can just do, unilaterally?

Are you talking about the Paris Climate Agreement?

I don't know if this is "in general" but at least in this specific instance, yes he can.
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ahahahahah fuck youuuuuuu trump lmaoooon

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Bio1590 posted...

I don't know if this is "in general" but at least in this specific instance, yes he can.

I see a mechanism for withdrawing, but I don't see one for, uh, un-withdrawing.

Tyranthraxus posted...

There's around 4000 Liberian refugees because of a civil war in America without citizenship. They were benefitting from a deferred deportation thing so they can apply for residency and I think Trump reversed it or something.

Leaving anyone in a waffley limbo status in a host nation is just terrible anyway.

Questionmarktarius posted...

I see a mechanism for withdrawing, but I don't see one for, uh, un-withdrawing.

Leaving anyone in a waffley limbo status in a host nation is just terrible anyway.

They send a letter to the UN and wait 30 days. Thats the entire process for rejoining.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/paris-climate-agreement-everything-you-need-know

The Paris Agreement and Biden
President-elect Biden promised that the United States would rejoin the Paris Agreement on his first day in office, January 20, 2021. To rejoin, the administration must send a letter to the United Nations, after which the United States will formally re-enter in 30 days.

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shockthemonkey posted...

It wasnt a treaty specifically because those require more congressional support than Obama would have been able to get.

So, it's a meaningless platitude anyway then, huh?

shockthemonkey posted...

No, not at all.

I guess I need to read the thing again, but I just recall it being "goals" and feelgoodism, without any actual enforcement mechanisms.

Balrog0 posted...

I'm on the public service loan forgiveness program, and each of these pandemic months still counts as a qualified payment. It's pretty sweet

Wasn't that a shit show where tens of thousands applied the first year it was supposed to go into effect and only like 100 got approved?

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The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements and fast tracking.
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Hop103 posted...

The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements.

Masks are absolutely still needed until the majority have been vaccinated

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Hop103 posted...

The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements and fast tracking.

Huh? There's still no proof being vaccinated prevents you from catching and spreading covid.
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Hop103 posted...

The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements and fast tracking.

Are you Rand Paul?

Hop103 posted...

The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements and fast tracking.

The vaccine doesn't prevent you from potentially spreading COVID to others though

Hop103 posted...

The 100 day mask challenge isn't needed with the vaccine, it should be replaced with the much more fair mandatory vaccine requirements and fast tracking.

Like a million people out of 300 million have received the vaccine.

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no money

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Almost everyone in their mind:

$2000 stimulus better be #1 or gtfo

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Orchestrion posted...

100 Days Masking Challenge bruh this is a global pandemic not TikTok

lmfao

SamuelLJackdson posted...

lmfao

In 100 days everyone gonna have the vaccine

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whitelytning posted...

"Student loan pause until Sept 30."

Yes please.

Clutch AF

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Tyranthraxus posted...

In 100 days everyone gonna have the vaccine

At the rate theyre going I doubt it. Possibly if those other vaccines are approved soon but even then, thats a stretch.

SamuelLJackdson posted...

At the rate theyre going I doubt it.

It's effectively impossible, so long as we keep alternating between supply constraints and permission constraints.

A Republican will un-undo all of this in 4 to 8 years

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