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Fiendish Thingy

(15,645 posts)
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:48 PM Aug 2020

So has Pelosi filed for an injunction against Trump's EO's today?

Congress must take a stand against fascism, and get a court order protecting Social Security and forcing Trump and McConnell to negotiate.

They really should just impeach him again for abuse of power.

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So has Pelosi filed for an injunction against Trump's EO's today? (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 OP
Pelosi sues to stop unemployment payments? Cicada Aug 2020 #1
To stop expenditures without congressional authorization, and to stop destruction of SS nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #2
Killing UI is political suicide Cicada Aug 2020 #3
Nobody is killing anything except Trump Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #4
No lawsuit, unemployed gets $400. Lawsuit wins, it becomes zero. Cicada Aug 2020 #5

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
3. Killing UI is political suicide
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 12:28 AM
Aug 2020

Why not come out against the tax free status of employer provided health insurance, or the home mortgage interest deduction? From a policy perspective those are probably good ideas. But politically doing that would be suicidal. Same with a democrat keeping unemployment benefits away from the unemployed

Fiendish Thingy

(15,645 posts)
4. Nobody is killing anything except Trump
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 12:31 AM
Aug 2020

Congress has passed a relief package, now it’s up to the senate.

Surrendering to Trump would be despicable Cowardice, not political pragmatism.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
5. No lawsuit, unemployed gets $400. Lawsuit wins, it becomes zero.
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 01:35 AM
Aug 2020

Obviously Pelosi, you and I favor more UI benefits than Trump does. But tens of millions who depend on UI benefits desperately need cash now. Under the Trump decree assume $400 goes into their bank account next week. If Pelosi sues and gets a court order to not make the payments then next week zero goes into the bank account. I think many unemployed people will be angry at Pelosi. Pelosi does not have to sue to block this. Many others will be happy to sue. I favor suing to stop this. To help achieve a better result. But some libertarian will sue if Pelosi does not. Let that person get blamed.

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