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Talk:Conservative of the Year 2022 (view source)
Revision as of 23:48, December 31, 2022
, 23:48, December 31, 2022→Donald Trump is not a conservative. But he is an ally of conservatives.
::Isn't the budget Congress' responsibility? By law, the president must spend every dollar appropriated by Congress. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 18:30, December 31, 2022 (EST)
::Isn't the budget Congress' responsibility? By law, the president must spend every dollar appropriated by Congress. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 18:30, December 31, 2022 (EST)
:::The President has the bully pulpit and can use carrots and sticks to twist Congressional arms. In addition, he can veto spending bills. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:41, December 31, 2022 (EST)
:::The President has the bully pulpit and can use carrots and sticks to twist Congressional arms. In addition, he can veto spending bills. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:41, December 31, 2022 (EST)
::::''twist Congressional arms'', yah like when the Congress is controlled by the opposition party. What's he gonna do, sic the FBI on them?
::::A veto only delays the process. A budget ultimately must pass (for instance, budgets are exempt from the [[filibuster]]. The notion of a presidential veto is already built into the negotiating process, meaning opposition Congressional leaders make it clear that you won't like an alternative proposal if the process is delayed by a veto. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 18:48, December 31, 2022 (EST)