splinter

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[–] splinter@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

With such a high majority it would have just been overturned immediately, so no, he couldn’t have vetoed the bill. An attempt to do so wouldn’t have helped at all and might have undermined future cooperation.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

No, he doesn’t. This is Trump just hurling executive orders at things he doesn’t like.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago

I clarified further. In the rail strike case, it was a senate bill, not an executive action. And the bill passed 80-15. Biden signed the bill, but that isn’t the same thing at all.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

That’s incorrect, and these situations aren’t close to comparable.

When Biden was in power, eight out of twelve unions had already ratified the contract, and the senate passed a bill to force the final four to accept it. It passed 80-15, so Biden couldn’t have vetoed it if he wanted to.

Trump is attempting to ban unions altogether, by executive order.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They’re describing LORAN.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What workplace is this that has dorms?

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fortunate that the constitution explicitly makes protesting legal, right guys?…

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 69 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And now I’ve ditched Proton. Andy Yen’s comments made me skeptical, but I was still confident that their mission was intact. This move, to a social media platform with a demonstrated willingness to censor non-corporatist views, confirms my fears that they are giving up their principles.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 50 points 4 months ago

I think this is right on the money.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by that?

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