Trump attacks Russia provisions in signed defense bill

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump said in a signing statement that he reserves the right to ignore a recently signed defense authorization law’s ban on recognizing Russian sovereignty of Crimea.

The provision was just one of 50 Trump says infringes on his presidential authority.

In the signing statement issued Monday, the president objected to four of the eight provisions related to Russia. Included in the four is provision 1241, which states that none of the defense bill’s funds “may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea.”

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Trump also argued the bill would unjustly limit his presidential authority by restricting military-to-military cooperation with Russia and mandating he report to Congress if Russia violates the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty or if he discusses a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/401913-trump-attacks-russia-provisions-in-signed-defense-bill

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Yeah, he's soooo tough on Russia...

[ScratchCat]

1. n/t

You can't sign a bill and then claim you don't have to follow it. Good fucking grief.

[PSPS]

15. W did it all the time.

[olegramps]

25. We have the ability to set the record straight in Nov. It is up to the people.

It is just that damn simple. Turn out the vote for every seat up for reelection and elect a Democrat for each and every one. If we are unable to convince the majority of Democrats and Independents that the nation is a risk then we are lost. This is not limited to federal but for every office from city, state to federal. The real war begins on the local level where Democrats have not been very competitive.

[ck4829]

2. As to be expected

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. This filthy fucking traitor, how much longer will the ENTIRE republican party go along with treason?

[ffr]

5. +1

[dalton99a]

7. R is for Russia

[turbinetree]

11. AS we speak they are going to have a closed door hearing with Goodlatte and Gowdy attacking

another DOJ official, this time the Steele paperwork.............., yepper, they are full fledged traitors..................republicans..............................


November 2018 cannot get here fast enough.......................vote

[Maven]

14. As long as they can get away with it.

They are un-American filth.

[NCjack]

22. As long as they are making tons of money by looting the US Treasury. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

21. +1000!

[MBS]

23. + 1000

Especially given the issue that he's objecting to: Putin's invasion and takeover of Crimea is as clear and cynical a violation of international law as I've seen in my lifetime.

What DOES Putin have on the Orange Vulgarity?

[Lonestarblue]

26. It's now the Grand Oligarch Party.

Laws be dammed—those are for the little people!

[ffr]

4. The Russian Quid-Pro-Quo deal he made with them is paying off handsomely

FOR THEM!

[keithbvadu2]

9. The best investment Putin ever made was putting money into Donald.

[sprinkleeninow]

28. And * is indebted. eom

[dalton99a]

6. Another day, another win for Russia.

[louis c]

8. Trump kneels for the National Anthem again...

...the Russian National Anthem, on both knees, facing a standing Putin.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Can we please exile this clown

back to Russia. Please.

[C Moon]

12. Putin has him well-trained.

[leftynyc]

13. SCREAM this from the rafters

Combine it with the obsequious way he treated that disgusting thug during their Helsinki press conference and Manafort. Don't make this midterms all about this but make sure people understand that Democrats will never lay down for that murderous thug in the kremlin.

[Grasswire2]

16. Not really LBN....he signed it on Monday.

....and there are two previous threads on DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211003225

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211004672

But four eyes better than two.

[Duppers]

31. The signing statements...

Here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211004672


The Signing Statements -
"The Constitution does not authorize the President to cherry-pick which parts of validly enacted Congressional Laws he is going to obey and execute, and which he is not."
- Wikipedia


There's much controversy regarding these however.

[Igel]

36. Define "validly."

If the Congress oversteps its authority, is the law valid?

Foreign affairs has typically been judged to be executive-branch stuff. That whole "making of treaties" business. Or recognizing another country.

[sakabatou]

17. And Trump keeps kissing Putin's ass

[SummerSnow]

18. ...

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[left-of-center2012]

19. People get used to his love of Putin

They read this and go 'ho hum'.

What will it take to piss people off?

[The Liberal Lion]

20. How long will we suffer this traitor!!!!!!!!

Let the answer in your heart be "NOT LONG"
Let the answer in your actions be "NO LONGER"

[world wide wally]

24. How many fucking pictures does there need to be drawn for fucking deplorables to get it?

[workinclasszero]

27. No really? What a shocker. /s

[lark]

29. He's Putin's big poodle.

There's no doubt who's the master and who is the yipee dog bouncing around his masters' feet and barking ferociously until someone goes to kick him, then he yipes ever louder, while he's running away with his orange tail tucked up his humongous flabby ass.

[KPN]

30. Obviously on a short leash. Treasonous

bastard.

[TygrBright]

32. Why is this "news"?

[Redacted] has always reserved the right to ignore any law, rule, requirement, etc. that he takes a dislike to.

It's nothing new at all.

Are people just noticing?

confusedly,
Bright

[1cheapbeemr]

33. So, he wants Russia to have Crimea

I'm sure he thought of this all by himself....

[Honeycombe8]

34. He is so confidant of his comrades in Congress, that he is openly representing Russia, now.

Openly. There's no secret to it, any more. He's a Russian agent. And no one in Congress will do a thing.

[DallasNE]

35. Why I Detest Signing Statements

They are a defacto line item veto, which has been ruled as unconstitutional. 200 years ago they were used 1-2 times a year and here we have a book of signing statements in a single bill. Very bad.