popcap200

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[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean, a congress member seems to be saying he can. If he "can't" he'll do it anyways, it'll go to the supreme court and they'll say it's fine.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10186

Edit: apparently that's actually part of what Joe Arpaio was pardoned for.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Sure, but the president can (and will) pardon any of them.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I'd imagine it's not doable because of how quickly they'd develop insane amounts of heat.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wasn't Trump literally trying to bring it back last time?

https://whyy.org/articles/trump-wants-to-make-asbestos-great-again/

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Diesel subs are also different kinds of beasts. They're terrible for international conflict, but for short range operations, they're silent. You can turn off a diesel engine, but not a nuclear reactor.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I mean the hardliners were definitely opposed, and Ben Gurion had misgivings.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You're talking 1947? The wiki article differs unless I'm misunderstanding you.

It's been a while since I've read about this, so I genuinely may be misremembering. Apologies if so!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine#%3A%7E%3Atext=The+Partition+Plan%2C+a+four%2Cnumbering+twice+the+Jewish+population.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, there was actually Israeli terrorism on British government buildings in the region.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Iirc the Israelis were happy with this. Right or wrong, their Arab neighbors and Palestine immediately declared war on them while they were celebrating.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And remember, the courts can't consider motive, so as long as tariffs are defendable as an official act (which they are) he's 100% immune. I mean, they found him immune in the Stormy Daniels hush money case, and that was related to campaign finance as a candidate.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

The patient doesn't seem to find it so unpleasant. 😏

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