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Weapons sales to SA - GMDino - 07-10-2019
Heard on the radio this morning there are congressional hearings about this and it brought to mind a question I haven't seen answered yet:
What "national emergency" did Trump cite to force the sale through?
Follow up: Are all of you OK with the POTUS declaring "national emergencies" every time they don't get their way? ALL presidents?
RE: Weapons sales to SA - michaelsean - 07-10-2019
(07-10-2019, 09:18 AM)GMDino Wrote: Heard on the radio this morning there are congressional hearings about this and it brought to mind a question I haven't seen answered yet:
What "national emergency" did Trump cite to force the sale through?
Follow up: Are all of you OK with the POTUS declaring "national emergencies" every time they don't get their way? ALL presidents?
No
RE: Weapons sales to SA - GMDino - 07-10-2019
(07-10-2019, 09:19 AM)michaelsean Wrote: No
Me either.
But what "national emergency" are we under just to sell stuff to another country?
RE: Weapons sales to SA - michaelsean - 07-10-2019
(07-10-2019, 09:33 AM)GMDino Wrote: Me either.
But what "national emergency" are we under just to sell stuff to another country?
Real one? None that I know of. You can debate whether you should sell arms to any certain country, but I don't know of an actual national emergency that necessitates it.
Edit: I have to add that I pay so little attention to stuff now, that I pretty much base my opinions on what you guys provide.