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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·1 year agoUsing agencies as weapons like that outside of their intended purpose is… despotic. I don’t know that it’s wise to take attention away from the Republicans own clusterfuck to place it on something the Dems can’t get done. I’m with you in spirit; I just think there are more layers to this than we tend to give it credit for.
minus-squarestewie3128@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s exactly what Republicans would do if they didn’t like a company. Playing nice with these people is what got us to this point.
minus-squareAutistoMephisto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoExactly. With apologies to Michelle Obama, “They go low, we go high!” does not work. It was never intended to work. Democrats have a ton of sportsmanship trophies, and what do Republicans have? Well, they’ve got the SCOTUS, the House, and tons of State governments.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s despotic to direct agencies to perform the tasks they were specifically created to perform? I don’t think so. It’s not something that Biden would realistically do or that I think should be done in this situation, but it is far from despotic.
Using agencies as weapons like that outside of their intended purpose is… despotic.
I don’t know that it’s wise to take attention away from the Republicans own clusterfuck to place it on something the Dems can’t get done.
I’m with you in spirit; I just think there are more layers to this than we tend to give it credit for.
It’s exactly what Republicans would do if they didn’t like a company. Playing nice with these people is what got us to this point.
Exactly. With apologies to Michelle Obama, “They go low, we go high!” does not work. It was never intended to work.
Democrats have a ton of sportsmanship trophies, and what do Republicans have? Well, they’ve got the SCOTUS, the House, and tons of State governments.
It’s despotic to direct agencies to perform the tasks they were specifically created to perform? I don’t think so.
It’s not something that Biden would realistically do or that I think should be done in this situation, but it is far from despotic.