• dhork@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Good, but Trump is gonna do it anyway and fire whoever doesnt comply. The SCOTUS has guaranteed he can do whatever he wants with impunity, and the only remedy is impeachment.

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        3 months ago

        How many more tests do you fucking need? The water is boiling! Get out of the pot already!

        (I realize the premise of the test that this adage is based on was flawed.)

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      3 months ago

      See Worcester v. Georgia essentially two states attempted to secede and the federal government stepped in (after first defying the court) to save the union. Does not bode well for the union at this point in history.

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    The full scope of the administration’s review was spelled out in a 51-page spreadsheet sent to federal agencies and viewed by The Associated Press. Each line was a different government initiative, from pool safety to tribal workforce development to special education.

    Officials were directed to answer a series of yes or no questions for every item on the list, including “does this program promote gender ideology?” or “does this program promote or support in any way abortion?” Responses are due by Feb. 7.

    This is where my heart sank. This article is so long but this blip and the conclusion points to what is really going down.

    Here we go again