• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Yes. Exactly. Because while Joe might do genocide there, Trump will do genocide here.

    Or would you prefer to sacrifice your trans neighbors for your righteousness?

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      7 months ago

      I don’t think you understand what protests are. Protests exist to influence policy. If Mr. Joe wants votes, change policy, get votes. It really is simple!

      Remind me how Mr. Joe is protecting trans people down in the southern states?

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        7 months ago

        Is the president a king? Can he unilaterally decide policies and enforce them on states? Where did you get your education? North Korea?

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            7 months ago

            Our government does not give him the power. I’m taking a class on the US government right now and this is literally just how it works. We give that power to congress and the states, and we can’t really change that without a constitutional amendment. This is with regards to trans rights in the south, he does actually have some more power when it comes to Israel.

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        7 months ago

        Remind me how Mr. Joe is protecting trans people down in the southern states?

        The president can say “Hey Congress, can you make this bill?” but Congress has no obligation to listen to him. Unless trans rights are being violated specifically by executive agencies, the president’s influence is pretty limited.

        It’s different with Isreal, in that Biden has to approve foreign aid bills made by Congress, he himself expresses support for aid to Isreal, and he has the power to make treaties (as long as Congress approves them)