argo_yamato@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoBiden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says 'No'apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down15
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkBiden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says 'No'apnews.comargo_yamato@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoHe has to do it at the end of the year to comply with the order. The end of the year is in 3 months.
minus-squarelos_chill@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoGenuinely curious why he couldn’t go ahead and fund the wall, allow existing environmental law to block it, take that back to congress and say this project is illegal and now it is up to congress to repurpose funds.
minus-squareunderisk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoHe has to utilize executive fiat to circumvent normal environmental regulation procedures? What exactly do you think would happen if he didn’t?
He has to do it at the end of the year to comply with the order.
The end of the year is in 3 months.
Genuinely curious why he couldn’t go ahead and fund the wall, allow existing environmental law to block it, take that back to congress and say this project is illegal and now it is up to congress to repurpose funds.
He has to utilize executive fiat to circumvent normal environmental regulation procedures? What exactly do you think would happen if he didn’t?