zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoRepublican leading inquiry into Biden’s autopen use has digitally signed letterswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1141file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1141external-linkRepublican leading inquiry into Biden’s autopen use has digitally signed letterswww.theguardian.comzr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agoI’ve never understood why people get upset over autopen. Like - the signature doesn’t really matter, it’s just a formality showing that the president accepts the bill and makes it law. It could be a checkbox.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 day agoWell, I still remember this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/20/iraq.usa For some people it’s a sign of respect. But in this case they are simply trying to invalidate some laws Biden passed.
I’ve never understood why people get upset over autopen.
Like - the signature doesn’t really matter, it’s just a formality showing that the president accepts the bill and makes it law. It could be a checkbox.
Well, I still remember this:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/20/iraq.usa
For some people it’s a sign of respect.
But in this case they are simply trying to invalidate some laws Biden passed.