Thread - omnibus, CRs

-Continuing Resolution (CR) is a mechanism to address a budgetary “gap”
Under @senatemajldr (not) awesome leadership CRs have become the norm, which is maddening because that’s NOT what CRs are meant for
-pocket veto
-veto
-President versus Congress

Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution
-any Bill shall not be returned by the President within 10 Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment
Sorry here’s the link - Article 1, Section 7 of our Constitution (sometimes referred to as the presentment clause)
One could infer “pocket veto” +/- 2 days Jan 4th, 5th, or 6th...

https://t.co/8xrbnNLn1V
My educated guess is Trump knows
“might” (operative word) be his “trust the plan” screwing McConnell Senate GOP & nearly ALL Americans
-though lacking a signature and formal objections
-does not become law
-Pocket vetoes are not subject to the congressional veto override process
And here‘s WHY - it is literally the last sentence:

“...unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law”
the massive bill was flown down to FL yesterday so the 10 day clock started yesterday...
https://t.co/8xrbnNLn1V
The biggest issue I can see is (I believe both chambers) are in recess - it’s possible the Senate is in a pro forma session but the House for sure is in recess -which is why that last sentence in Article I, Section 7, Clause 2 is pretty damn important
https://t.co/HHalPrC4Kb
As for historical purposes - pocket vetos are not new but pocket vetos under Trump certainly take on new & insidious meaning. Because that piece of sh_t would be happy to see more Americans suffer.
Why?
Trump is a crazed sociopath & enjoys human suffering
https://t.co/2pNZM7J9L1
House Calendar December 2020 & Jan 2021
per our Constitution
-117th Congress is sworn in on Jan 3, 2021
-Jan 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress to “certify” the electoral college ballots
IMO: Trump is a emotional Terrorist & he genuinely “gets off” on hurting people
so buckle up
Oh and one last thing - I think Rep Dingle was breaking the emergency glass. So it might be worthwhile rewatching her comments
Because now that you have an understanding of the pocket veto - I think you’ll agree with my assessment
https://t.co/NRx0JrHe6H

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HOLY FUCK...

Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes

It is one thing to read the words but a totally different thing to hear how fucking insane @realDonaldTrump is
”you know what they did and you’re not reporting it...that’s a criminal offense”
Trump sounds unhinged & delusional
https://t.co/Xt1PBr4OZa


HAND TO GOD @realDonaldTrump will cost @senatemajldr his majority and that delights me
Factoring in early @ossoff @ReverendWarnock voters & this bombshell
MITCH deserves everything coming his way
https://t.co/Xt1PBr4OZa


moreover you can hear Trump repeatedly threatening Georgia Lawmakers
It is extremely unnerving & frankly just sick & unAmerican
Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes

. @realDonaldTrump
started as a birther ends as a sore loser
-“won GA by at least “a 500,000 votes“
-thousands of dead people voted
-election worker scanned 18,000 forged ballots three times each”
Audio: Trump berates Ga SOS, urges him to ‘find’ votes

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@snip96581187 @Daoyu15 @lab_leak @walkaboutrick @ydeigin @Ayjchan @franciscodeasis @TheSeeker268 @angie_rasmussen Clearly, because as I have been saying for 8 months now, DTRA and DARPA have been using Ecohealth and UC Davis to collect novel pathogens for gain of function work back in the USA. I have documented this in many threads which I will post here just to annoy everyone.

@Daoyu15 @lab_leak @walkaboutrick @ydeigin @Ayjchan @franciscodeasis @TheSeeker268 @angie_rasmussen


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There is some valuable analysis in this report, but on the defense front this report is deeply flawed. There are other sections of value in report but, candidly, I don't think it helps us think through critical question of Taiwan defense issues in clear & well-grounded way. 1/


Normally as it might seem churlish to be so critical, but @cfr is so high-profile & the co-authors so distinguished I think it’s key to be clear. If not, people - including in Beijing - could get the wrong idea & this report could do real harm if influential on defense issues. 2/

BLUF: The defense discussion in this report does not engage at the depth needed to add to this critical debate. Accordingly conclusions in report are ill-founded - & in key parts harmful/misleading, esp that US shldnt be prepared defend Taiwan directly (alongside own efforts). 3/

The root of the problem is that report doesn't engage w the real debate on TWN defense issues or, frankly, the facts as knowable in public. Perhaps the most direct proof of this: The citations. There is nothing in the citations to @DeptofDefense China Military Power Report...4/

Nor to vast majority of leading informed sources on this like Ochmanek, the @RANDCorporation Scorecard, @CNAS, etc. This is esp salient b/c co-authors by their own admission have v little insight into contemporary military issues. & both last served in govt in Bush 43. 5/

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