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kpete

(71,981 posts)
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 08:45 PM Jan 2021

At the pace Biden is moving, everything Trump did will be gone by the time the sun rises on Monday -

Trump’s reliance on executive orders has resulted on most of his would-be legacy getting immediately cancelled:

One former senior Trump aide, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear or retaliation, agreed. “Very little of what Trump did was done to ensure permanence. At the pace Biden is moving, everything Trump did will be gone by the time the sun rises on Monday — except his judicial appointments.”

The list of Trump initiatives that have been rolled back through Biden executive orders includes: Restoring the country’s commitment to funding the World Health Organization; rejoining the Paris climate accords; reversing Mr. Trump’s ban on immigration from several predominantly Muslim nations and halting immigration enforcement in the country’s interior; stopping construction of the border wall; ensuring protections for L.G.B.T.Q. workers undermined by Trump appointees; killing the Keystone XL pipeline permit; reimposing the ban on drilling in the Arctic wildlife refuge; imposing new ethics rules and tossing out Mr. Trump’s “1776 Commission” report.

[…]

In a remarkable interview 10 days before his death in 1973, Lyndon B. Johnson, the most skilled legislator-president in the country’s recent history, explained why he had resisted the temptation to ram through landmark civil rights reforms by using executive orders.

Pursuing a legislative path was tougher and led to an uncertain outcome, but he wanted his reforms to endure, Johnson explained, and to do so they required the stubborn force of law.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2021/01/living-and-dying-by-article-ii

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At the pace Biden is moving, everything Trump did will be gone by the time the sun rises on Monday - (Original Post) kpete Jan 2021 OP
Can't erase all of the dead. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #1
Or the horror of abuse the children in cages endured questionseverything Jan 2021 #4
It will take a LONG time, if ever, to reunite those children that were ripped away from their Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #2
Joe and Kamala are trying to reunite more than 600 children with their parents. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #10
If only. nt Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #3
+1 2naSalit Jan 2021 #5
There will still be a boatload of shit the orange anus fucked up, but.... Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #6
Did Trumpers think being President... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2021 #7
We'll be stuck with his Supreme Court appointees ThoughtCriminal Jan 2021 #8
They should resign in disgrace of being nominated by him... Buckeyeblue Jan 2021 #9
We will see how this goes StClone Jan 2021 #11
Let's see what happens in 2022. May the odds forever be in our favor Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #18
Some things cannot be undone. Trump's pardons for war crimes puts America in our enemies' cross ha keithbvadu2 Jan 2021 #12
The judges are a huge except dsc Jan 2021 #13
Well, not as optimistic. But will say one thing. GulfCoast66 Jan 2021 #14
Chump spent one-third of his time playing golf, another third watching TV FakeNoose Jan 2021 #15
The judicial appointments are part of the radical fascist Republican takeover of democracy. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #16
LBJ had it correct (Vietnam ain't the topic here) UTUSN Jan 2021 #17
So much for "sleepy joe". Turns out he's been busy organizing and collaborating Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #19

questionseverything

(9,646 posts)
4. Or the horror of abuse the children in cages endured
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 08:51 PM
Jan 2021

Or the trillions the 1percenters gained thru tax law and stimulus to the stock market

Ferrets are Cool

(21,105 posts)
2. It will take a LONG time, if ever, to reunite those children that were ripped away from their
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 08:49 PM
Jan 2021

parents

EDIT TO SAY: I am very happy at the rate our PRESIDENT is making changes. All I am saying is that it will take more than 10 days to correct 4 years of criminal activity.

Brother Buzz

(36,412 posts)
6. There will still be a boatload of shit the orange anus fucked up, but....
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 08:56 PM
Jan 2021

President Biden will be blamed for it. Bank on it.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,783 posts)
7. Did Trumpers think being President...
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 08:58 PM
Jan 2021

Was an 11 to 4 job with weekends off to play golf? Or that anyone could do It?
Man, were they lied to.

StClone

(11,683 posts)
11. We will see how this goes
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:45 PM
Jan 2021

There is no reason a bold move to erase the Turtle's legacy isn't in the cards. Otherwise we are spinning our wheels as Con judges will put us further behind the 8 ball concerning women's rights, corporate rights, gun laws, unions, and privacy/internet rulings.

Vivienne235729

(3,383 posts)
18. Let's see what happens in 2022. May the odds forever be in our favor
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 02:50 AM
Jan 2021

We may have control of the senate and we might be able to make a long lasting dent.

keithbvadu2

(36,747 posts)
12. Some things cannot be undone. Trump's pardons for war crimes puts America in our enemies' cross ha
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:34 PM
Jan 2021

Some things cannot be undone.

Trump's pardons for war crimes puts America in our enemies' cross hairs as a supporter of war crimes.

dsc

(52,155 posts)
13. The judges are a huge except
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:38 PM
Jan 2021

the fact is those judges will end legal abortion in wide swaths of this country, relegate LGBT civil rights laws into LGBT civil rights suggestions that can be overruled by but Jesus says, end the ability of agencies to regulate any aspect of any business at any time ever, and end voting rights for racial minorities turning them into voting privileges that the states can eliminate whenever they damn well please.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
14. Well, not as optimistic. But will say one thing.
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:42 PM
Jan 2021

The difference in competence between the start of the last 2 administrations is stark.

It took them years to get folks in place because they were all amateurs and incompetent.

It’s obvious Joe has everything in place and they are waiting to get moving. It is apparent that all major staffing decisions, even minor ones that don’t need Senate approval have already been made.

In a month they will be firing on all cylinders. Maybe 2. It takes most administrations 8 months

They understood the importance of these decisions.

FakeNoose

(32,620 posts)
15. Chump spent one-third of his time playing golf, another third watching TV
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:50 PM
Jan 2021

He did the least amount of work by any POTUS ever. I'm guessing Biden will accomplish more in his first week than Chump did in 4 years.




Vivienne235729

(3,383 posts)
19. So much for "sleepy joe". Turns out he's been busy organizing and collaborating
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 02:55 AM
Jan 2021

Had everything lined up and ready to go on day ONE. Not a surprise to anyone other than a maga idiot. I am so relieved that most of what trump did will be erased. We can’t erase some of the damage he has done to kids in the cages, but we sure as hell can right those wrongs.

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