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Don't let Ukraine be destroyed: Biden hurries Congress on aid after furious Russian attack
(www.pravda.com.ua)
this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023
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Why doesn't Biden just bypass Congress for Ukraine like he does for Israel's genocide?
Because Israel is buying weapons with cash. Ukraine needs aid. Congress controls the money.
If Ukraine showed up with cash to buy weapons, Biden could immediately approve it.
Well the tanks sold without congressional approval is legally questionable, but not like Congress is going to investigate him over it.
"Under the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, Congress had the power to block an arms sale if both chambers passed resolutions of disapproval within 30 days. "
So Congress doesn't approve sales but they have the right to block them.
"A Supreme Court decision in 1983 had resulted in a change to the arms export law that required that both chambers pass a joint resolution and send it to the President for enactment. This change raised the bar for successful action by Congress significantly, as the President would likely veto any such resolution. Predictably, President Trump did so, and the Senate could not muster the two-thirds majority needed to override his veto."
https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/71/arms-sales-the-case-for-affirmative-congressional-approval/
I believe he has. The President has some emergency spending authority, some amount of any type of aid he can give before congressional authorization but it’s limited in both amount and time. The goal is to allow faster response in emergencies but not usurp congress’ control over budgeting. Congress has approved several packages of aid and the President has executed them. It’s time for another
In particular, the temporary measure to prevent government shutdown specifically did not include more aid to Ukraine. Among the many reasons I hope that’s approved quickly is they do need to approve longer term budgets before the temporary measure runs out, and it would be unfortunate if it turns into another political stunt
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