• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    I’m not an American. Does Congress actually have the ability to enforce the laws they write? What would someone expect a Senator to do?

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      Warren’s party currently controls the executive branch. Though she can’t enforce the law, she knows and works with those who can.

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        And they have had that “official acts” thing from the supreme court for months. Zero reason this problem should have ever lasted this long.

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        They won’t. They are going to hand the keys to the next admin, as is decorum. They do things by the book and maintain tradition. This party at every opportunity shows how completely inept they are.

        They’ve abandoned us.

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      If they had a house majority and 60 Senators then they could either never inaugurate Trump or remove him via impeachment and vote to remove, same with federal judges he appointed.

      Problem is they only had 60 for one month over a decade ago, now currently don’t even have a majority.

      The USA voted for crime and destruction.