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Decatur
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re: BREAKING: Trump hints US could 'pull out of NATO' over Greenland
Posted by Decatur on 1/16/26 at 1:42 pm to Indefatigable
He could do it effectively by invading.
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re: BREAKING: Trump hints US could 'pull out of NATO' over Greenland
Posted by Decatur on 1/16/26 at 1:39 pm to LetsGoBrandon
Would be an impeachment-level offense. FWIW
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Or we will take it.
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Europe is not our allies.
Make
America
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She is was just looking for some resume enhancements so she could either get a sweet lobbyist position or run for Congress back in her home state.
Resigning to run for Congress…in a D+14 district?…in an anti-incumbent party cycle?
Me thinks she want the ICEstank off of her.
Not in real life.
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I don't understand why he doesn't just negotiate some sort of massive access and defense agreement with them.
Because we already have that.
It’s not for sale and Trump is tanking relations with our allies. This is very simple to understand.
It just keeps getting dumber.
Check the community notes.
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 4:55 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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What do you think the real reason is for using a bank in Qatar?
An attempt to keep the money under Trump’s exclusive control.
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 4:37 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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Personally, I think Steven Miller discovered IEEPA one day and decided invocation of that could bypass pesky Congress in almost any situation.
This EO is in large part modeled after one issued by GWB for the Development Fund of Iraq. That language is copied almost verbatim. What’s missing is the language (law) requiring the US to follow the UN Security Council resolution obligating all member to protect Iraqi oil assets. Trump just can’t create this through an EO.
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 4:11 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Ok but how would a POTUS have control over any funds not appropriated by Congress (and not coming out of a Treasury account)?
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 3:48 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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They will argue
I was asking your opinion. I know they’ll argue everything under the sun.
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 3:44 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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That's the way I read it. The Executive gets to decide for the people of Venezuela how "their" money is spent...without any input from Congres or the people of Venezuela.
And you don’t see any issues here?
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 3:34 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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This being the language of the Appropriations Clause, I think that the Administration will argue that the money was never in the Treasury.
So then how would a President have any control over the money?
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 3:04 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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I THINK this is how the magnificent orange genuis is stiffing Congress. He is designating the funds to be remain the property of VENEZUELA, but Venezuela doesn't to decide how its funds are spent. The Executive Branch will decide how best to spend Venezuela's money. Congress has no say on how Venezuela's money is spent...or so the argument will go. This really is an ingenious plan. Much better than Bush's with Iraq.
We’re not any closer on the question of constitutionality.
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I would think since America never received or had direct access to would clear that hurdle. Acting more as conservator on an estate
How do you say we won’t have direct access when Trump says he’s controlling the money?
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 2:03 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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but I think the scheme is designed to shield the whole transaction from court review.
Well I know which way that points. :lol:
re: Trump Administration Creativity: Bypassing Congress & VZL Oil Money in Qatar Bank Account
Posted by Decatur on 1/15/26 at 2:01 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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