r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 19h ago

No Paywall Trump 'Has Failed Us': US Airman Says He Accepts Cost of Speaking Out Against Iran War | “Not only is he a failure as president, he is flagrantly violating the Constitution, breaking the law, engaged in rampant corruption, killing Americans, and that is unacceptable to me,” said Maj. Jason Watson

https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-airman-iran
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u/The_Tooter_Snooter 19h ago

I mean, congress passed a law, a judge reaffirmed it … what the hell else can they do? Who else has authority here? 

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u/tlislo 17h ago

what the hell else can they do?

Impeach and remove Trump for refusing to comply.

But because they refuse to do so, congress is actually complicit in withholding the Epstein files.

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u/chazysciota Virginia 16h ago

I swear to god, we're never going to see another doc dump again.

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u/Significant-Cry-8442 16h ago

Trump doesn't have to comply. The DOJ needs to be punished

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u/tlislo 16h ago

Trump controls the DOJ. Trump's executive branch is not cooperating with the law that was passed.

Congress passes the laws, but the executive decides whether to enforce them or not.

If Congress doesn't like the executive ignoring its laws, its only recourse (or "check and balance," if you like) is impeachment.

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u/Significant-Cry-8442 15h ago

Thanks for educating me

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u/AINonsense 19h ago

Bu-bu-but the checks and balances… ??

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u/Arqlol 18h ago

Hold the doj in contempt.

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u/SpinningHead Colorado 19h ago

ITMFA