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CentralMass

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Reply to bluestarone (Reply #13)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 11:06 AM

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Why Isn't the Executive Branch EXECUTING Congress' Russia Sanctions? [View all] Kristofer Bry Feb 2018 OP

drumpf doesn't want to piss off his boss and financers. democratisphere Feb 2018 #1

Ideology, Fear, Economics Kristofer Bry Feb 2018 #3

My answer to all these kind of problems is to get out the vote in November and take back Congress. wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #2

Who's going to check and balance them? IronLionZion Feb 2018 #4

Hopefully, the people will only abide until November, 2018! (nt) B Stieg Feb 2018 #5

Because it's busy executing the intel and justice servants. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #6

The Constitution appears to address this under Article 2, Section 3, Clause 5.. CentralMass Feb 2018 #7

In 2014, a bunch of Repubs were very concerned about faithful execution. thesquanderer Feb 2018 #8

It was my understanding the law gives him some form of waiver authority tritsofme Feb 2018 #9

Correct. I understand why DUers are outraged, but the law is riddled with holes onenote Feb 2018 #11

Big enough for a traitor to slip through CentralMass Feb 2018 #14

I think the intent of the founding fathers was that the president can not make laws. CentralMass Feb 2018 #16

Laws related to national security often allow the president to issue waivers tritsofme Feb 2018 #17

we all know why... 'COLLUSION' spanone Feb 2018 #10

intelligence committees should release their own list of names. mopinko Feb 2018 #12

seems to me that a Democratic senator should bring this to the floor bluestarone Feb 2018 #13

+1 CentralMass Feb 2018 #15

Corollary question: Why isn't Congress raising holy Hades about it?!1 UTUSN Feb 2018 #18

Because Congress knows that the law if filled with escape clauses onenote Feb 2018 #20

So yes FOR sanctions did NOT tie hands; NO was for something *else* to do the tying? UTUSN Feb 2018 #22

one thing to say bluestarone Feb 2018 #19

Trump owes the Russians millions. Check his income tax revelations. oasis Feb 2018 #21

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