Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.

For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

  • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    It only seems extraordinary because you just tuned in.

    No. It seems like the most mundane shit ever, honestly. When centrist Democrats don’t want to raise the minimum wage, they let the parliamentarian get in their way. When centrist Democrats don’t want to codify Roe or pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, they let the filibuster get in their way.

    When centrist Democrats want to fund a genocide, all their mindless devotion to procedure and decorum is nowhere to be found.

    • @FlowVoidEnglish
      -2•1 year ago

      If it were that simple, then the $14 billion aid bill to Israel would have already passed.

      Instead it’s going nowhere, Israel has to actually pay the US for weapons, and they are getting less than 1% of what everyone expected.

      How do you explain that outcome in your black-and-white worldview?

      • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
        0•1 year ago

        Instead it’s going nowhere, Israel has to actually pay the US for weapons, and they are getting less than 1% of what everyone expected.

        You seem so disappointed.

        • @FlowVoidEnglish
          -1•1 year ago

          You interpret emotions as poorly as you interpret politics.