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Trump says he won’t sign any bills into law until SAVE America Act passes (thehill.com)

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President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

“I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY – ILLNESS, DISABILITY…,” the president wrote in his Sunday morning Truth Social post.

If the president doesn't sign a bill, it becomes law in 10 days. Sundays don't count, and if congress adjourns during the period, it counts as a veto.

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[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You're missing one major difference here though. America was the exception to most every part of the world during WW2. It was the only major power that was not victim to massive bombing campaigns or direct on the ground warfare.

There is no such place to flee to today. China, maybe, for the time being.

Fleeing was the best choice for your grandparents. But that doesn't mean it is for you or I. Your grandparents didn't have the "perfect" line that they decided to leave at. They didn't even make a perfect calculated choice on where to flee to. Your grandparents, to put it bluntly, were lucky. And, well, if your grandparents were fleeing Japan instead of Europe they would have been met with significantly different treatment when coming to America at that time and have likely died in a camp.

You're looking at their decisions with hindsight and trying to project them onto a world that is entering an entirely different world war.

I wish you the best. And I can't say any decision is better than another. But, I don't think you can either. We all have to hope we are as lucky are your grandparents were.

And at the end of the day. None of will be "lucky" if no one stands up to fight back.