• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    20 days ago

    For the amount of times I’ve heard the words “power of the purse” in regards to congress I have yet to see them exercise that power to restrain the empire.

    If the answer is always yes are they really asking for permission?

    • towhee [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      20 days ago

      nooooo the president can’t unilaterally go to war nooooo they need the permission of congress, obviously we would say yes because $IMPERIAL_ENEMY_OF_THE_WEEK is evil, but you need permissiooooooon