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What do you do when you’re pissed at twitter?

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  • J Online
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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 2 Dec 2020, 03:10 last edited by jon-nyc 12 Feb 2020, 03:11
    #1

    Threaten military funding, I guess.

    You were warned.

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      Loki
      wrote on 2 Dec 2020, 03:42 last edited by
      #2

      Obama is the only President to petulantly* veto the NDAA. Trump should not follow suit.

      *veto not due to military spend amount or choice.

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      • J jon-nyc
        2 Dec 2020, 03:10

        Threaten military funding, I guess.

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        Axtremus
        wrote on 2 Dec 2020, 04:15 last edited by
        #3

        @jon-nyc said in What do you do when you’re pissed at twitter?:

        Threaten military funding, I guess.

        Ooooo ... you must be so embarrassed to have voted for Trump if you had.

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          Axtremus
          wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 12:57 last edited by
          #4

          https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-defense-congress-idUSKBN28C344

          “U.S. Republicans balk as Trump uses defense bill for leverage on Big Tech”

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 13:20 last edited by
            #5

            His veto would get overridden I’m pretty sure.

            You were warned.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 23:58 last edited by
              #6

              Pass the popcorn, @George-K

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              You were warned.

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              • J jon-nyc
                8 Dec 2020, 23:58

                Pass the popcorn, @George-K

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                George K
                wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:07 last edited by
                #7

                @jon-nyc don't know why you're addressing me (other than the generic "popcorn" comment).

                I'm not a supporter of irrelevant amendments to bills to pass/remove existing policy.

                If you don't like a policy/law, repeal it on a standalone basis.

                This is petty politics at its best worst. C'mon, man!

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:13 last edited by
                  #8

                  Oh no, just that you are usually the keeper of the popcorn.

                  You were warned.

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                  • J jon-nyc
                    9 Dec 2020, 01:13

                    Oh no, just that you are usually the keeper of the popcorn.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:18 last edited by
                    #9

                    @jon-nyc said in What do you do when you’re pissed at twitter?:

                    Oh no, just that you are usually the keeper of the popcorn.

                    I'll take that as a compliment.

                    Though, I have to admit that @Axtremus has been doing an great job of it lately.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 14:40 last edited by
                      #10

                      McConnell doesn't sound like he's going to defer to the President:

                      “We haven’t failed to pass the NDAA for 60 years,” the Kentucky Republican added. “If it comes over from the House, obviously I’m going to put it on the floor, and it’s my intention to vote for it.”

                      You were warned.

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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on 10 Dec 2020, 00:23 last edited by
                        #11

                        https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-trump-military-republicans/2020/12/09/ab08285e-3a3a-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html

                        Congressional Republicans seem willing to let Trump’s veto stand, which would torpedo the defense appropriations bill.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 11 Dec 2020, 19:46 last edited by
                          #12

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                          You were warned.

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                            Axtremus
                            wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 20:55 last edited by
                            #13

                            It’s official, Trump vetoed it.

                            https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/23/trump-vetoes-national-defense-bill-congress-has-votes-override/3902331001/

                            Trump says: “I am returning, without my approval, H.R. 6395 ... My Administration recognizes the importance of the Act to our national security. Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military's history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions. It is a 'gift' to China and Russia.”

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                              23 Dec 2020, 20:55

                              It’s official, Trump vetoed it.

                              https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/23/trump-vetoes-national-defense-bill-congress-has-votes-override/3902331001/

                              Trump says: “I am returning, without my approval, H.R. 6395 ... My Administration recognizes the importance of the Act to our national security. Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military's history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions. It is a 'gift' to China and Russia.”

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                              Loki
                              wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 21:05 last edited by
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                              @axtremus said in What do you do when you’re pissed at twitter?:

                              It’s official, Trump vetoed it.

                              https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/23/trump-vetoes-national-defense-bill-congress-has-votes-override/3902331001/

                              Trump says: “I am returning, without my approval, H.R. 6395 ... My Administration recognizes the importance of the Act to our national security. Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military's history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions. It is a 'gift' to China and Russia.”

                              Who cares? It’s going to pass.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 22:38 last edited by
                                #15

                                We get to watch him lose yet again?

                                Sweet.

                                You were warned.

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                                  Axtremus
                                  wrote on 2 Jan 2021, 03:28 last edited by
                                  #16

                                  Trump just lost again.

                                  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/senate-override-trump-veto-national-defense-authorization

                                  “The Senate has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of the defense spending bill in a 81-13 vote on Friday, just four days after the House did the same, delivering Trump a stinging snub as his presidential term comes to a close.”

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 2 Jan 2021, 13:26 last edited by
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Klaus
                                      wrote on 2 Jan 2021, 13:33 last edited by
                                      #18

                                      Interesting. I wonder what the respective story behind the presidencies with 100+ vetos was.

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                                      • KlausK Klaus
                                        2 Jan 2021, 13:33

                                        Interesting. I wonder what the respective story behind the presidencies with 100+ vetos was.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 2 Jan 2021, 13:40 last edited by
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                                        @klaus said in What do you do when you’re pissed at twitter?:

                                        Interesting. I wonder what the respective story behind the presidencies with 100+ vetos was.

                                        https://ivypanda.com/essays/veto-power/

                                        One of the main reasons why President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vetoed many bills during his tenure compared to other presidents is because during his time, the United States of America went through some of the most challenging events in history, that is the Economic Recession of 1929. This therefore called for bills addressing the plight of the people and the country so that adequate measures can to be put in place to protect the whole country. He vetoed a total of six hundred and thirty five bills.

                                        By the time Franklin became the United States president, Pfiffner (21) has argued that the country was still recovering from the 1929 Great Depression that continued to persist until the United States went to war after the attack at the Pearl Harbor. He notes that the attack on Pearl Harbor made the United States of America participate in the World War II.

                                        Therefore, in an attempt to rebuild the United States ailing economy, President Roosevelt initiated a New Deal Concept. This was meant to try and provide relief for all the members of the public and especially the employed ones from loosing such employment opportunities. He noted that, this deal was very complex because it involved other aspects of economy that were all intertwined.

                                        In addition, Conley (20) argues that Roosevelt had established well informed advisors who would help him on when to veto a certain bill. He gave an instance in 1944 when Roosevelt vetoed the tax measures in the Senate. He has observed that Roosevelt vetoed the bill and termed it as a bill not meant to help the poor people but one meant to help the greedy in the society.

                                        Another reason why Franklin Delano Roosevelt vetoed most of the bills was to make sure that the Congress was run by his fellow democrats. This is according to Karlyn (28), who has observed that Franklin Roosevelt had initiated a plan that would help the subsequent Congresses be controlled by the democrats. To make sure his intentions worked as planned, he says that Franklin Roosevelt vetoed most of the bills brought by the Republican members of the Congress for him to assent to.

                                        According to Pfiffner (20), Franklin Delano Roosevelt has been the longest serving the United States of America president in history. He says that some of his predecessors and successors have been serving utmost a period of two terms. However, Franklin Roosevelt served for four terms, that is from 1935 to 1945, when he died while he had just begun his fourth term. As a result, Pfiffner (20) says that this is enough time for him to have vetoed such a huge number of bills.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 2 Jan 2021, 13:46 last edited by
                                          #20

                                          Seems like the rightmost number in Trump’s row is wrong. Should be 10% not 1%.

                                          You were warned.

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