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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It like everything else surrounding our government takes forever.

Unless of course it's something he wants to do, like sell weapons for an ongoing genocide. Then all bureaucracy evaporates into nothingness.

His hands are untied when he wants them to be.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Look, I get that you’re trying to make a point, but this is like complaining your parents were able to pay the mortgage every week but not buy you a new bike. One is planned, budgeted, agreed upon by all parties. The other is something you want, that takes time and planning which has yet to take place.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Giving away arms to a genocide isn't... budgeted.

What line item(s) can you point to for "Palestinian Genocide Budget"?

There's literally a law on the books that says he MUST stop arms transfers to Israel, since the UN has declared an ongoing genocide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So the genocide was planned and agreed upon before hand?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

This is the type of level-headed, honest discussion I came here from reddit for.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

As far as centrists are concerned, genocide is as vital as shelter.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

The other is something you want, that takes time and planning which has yet to take place.

One is something Biden wanted, and the other is rescheduling cannabis.