“This is an unacceptable violation of the constitution,” said Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and the chair of the Progressive Caucus. “Article 1 requires that military action be authorized by Congress.”
I wish she had a point here, but Congress hasn't actually done that since 1941.
Also, you are in Congress. If anybody can DO something about this, it's YOU. Complaining doesn't count.
all citizens are legally entitled to the same rights
It's worth pointing out that, in general and throughout history, citizenship is something that separates the privileged from the unprivileged. The in-group from the outsider. The masters and the slaves.
Touting the rights of citizens, therefore, does not necessarily rebut the parent comment's criticism.
to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty
The answer is yes. Obviously.
I keep seeing these pilot programs and small experiments in UBI, and they all prove that people prosper and thrive more when they have more money. Nobody is surprised. Was that ever even in question?
I want to see UBI experiments, plans, etc. that tackle large-scale implementation. We've proven "BI"; that was never the hard part. We need to focus on the "U".
After an open call for international volunteers, the Ukrainian military attracted nearly 20,000 fighters from around the world. Within weeks, there were already so-called American “Boogaloo Bois” flying out.
The author of this article would really appreciate it if you didn't look into that 20K figure.
Chakotay once used the TPD as an excuse to not answer a question from Janeway.
And she just accepted it.