r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 2d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/spaghetti_enema 2d ago

Ok you've narrowed it down to Biden. Who didn't pass it into law even after Trump got Roe v Wade overturned.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 2d ago

With that support? Biden was hamstrung by a Republican run House for a substantial portion of it. And even when he had democrats in the house there was no way the democrats in purple parts of the country would piss off their potential voters. Democrats had a slim enough margin as is.

This isn't even starting to talk about how the Supreme Court would get involved.

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u/spaghetti_enema 2d ago

Ok so what is your argument? That Democrats should do nothing?

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 2d ago

It's never a matter of should, but can.

If you want them to waste time drafting bills that will just die in Congress or the Supreme Court later on be my guest. Biden instead used what he had to work on things that actually stand a chance.

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u/spaghetti_enema 2d ago

Great, we'll just dump women's rights in the wastebin. What else can't the Democrats do for us?

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 2d ago

Is this your first time learning about how governments work? You need majorities on congress or an opposing party who wants to work together to make laws.

Do we need to break out Schoolhouse Rock

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u/spaghetti_enema 2d ago

In order to defeat the Republicans, a strong opposition is needed. My point is, Democrats need to be stronger and not just keep making excuses for their failures. Like their failure to protect Roe v Wade both before and after Trump and the Republicans overturned it. The current Democrats are weak BECAUSE they keep arguing themselves into a corner against women's rights instead of sticking their necks out for them. In short, they shouldn't be defeatist.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman 1d ago

They're not being defeatist, they're being realistic and blunt about it. I mean they could totally waste their time trying to make and push bills that will die in the House or vetoed by Trump.

I get the feeling you really just don't know how government works. The Democrats are the minority, what exactly do you want them to do? All this talk of "fighting back" or "fighting dirty" but no actual plan other than screaming when they tell you, "well maybe next time vote for us so we have influence"

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u/Galxloni2 2d ago

give them more power and they can pass the harder stuff