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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Note that in all this, there is not a single word of censure across the board, by anyone, including herself, for Marjorie Taylor Greene, the embarrassment of a representative that originally used the word "illegal" in reference to a human being that Biden repeated as she heckled him from across the chamber floor.

Note also that Biden takes 100% responsibility for what comes out of his own mouth, regardless of the circumstances, doesn't use being led into it by a howler monkey as an excuse, and instead acknowledges that "illegal" is a hurtful term and he used it and wishes he hadn't and that's all that matters.

This, in a nutshell, is where the rubber meets the road between a person with a working conscience and one without.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If his conscience worked he wouldn't be bending over backwards to illegally supply weapons of war to a country engaged in a genocide.

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It’s commonly understood that injecting one’s opinion into a discussion that requires facts, is it poor taste.

However, in the interest of fair play, how about you go ahead and prove that Biden is “bending over backwards” to “illegally” supply weapons of war.

Provide evidence that:

A) He’s “bending over backwards

-and

B) It’s illegal.

Otherwise, admit that you’re here to spread false information. So we can flag your comment as propaganda.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He structured (illegal) the arms deals so that they wouldn't meet the minimum amount for congressional oversight. That would be the bending over backward, and illegal part.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Could you show us a source that shows he did this?

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In the waning days of 2023, the Biden administration twice invoked a rarely used emergency authority to bypass congressional review of more than $250 million in weapons sales to Israel.

the current security cooperation ecosystem is overwhelmingly subject to the will and preferences of the executive branch, and the ability of lawmakers to shape arms sales decisions or intercede in transfers they oppose is exceptionally circumscribed. President Biden’s use of the AECA’s emergency provision to transfer weapons to Israel despite grave humanitarian and human rights concerns is emblematic of an enterprise that is run by a narrowing set of stakeholders and without sufficient checks and balances that are key to democratic governance.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago