this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

Can someone just send grampa to bed already? His dementia is fucking everything up.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What would declaring National emergency change or cause?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

A national emergency unlocks powers for the U.S. Department of Energy to issue orders allowing power plants to operate at maximum capacity or bypass certain regulations

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess it would allow him to circumvent Congress? I'm not sure.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, if an emergency were declared he can move the troops in for like 60 days without congressional approval.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a Canadian his answered felt like a threat, it's not clear what tough. Send troop to seize electricity from Canada? I know they both backed off. But that was weird and vague.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, Donny's pretty fucked in the head, but I'm betting he didn't mean just seizing electrons, he wants all of Canada.