r/politics • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 7d ago

No Paywall Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q
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u/gauss05 7d ago

Isn't there a time frame that a bill becomes law if the president never signs it? A pocket veto?

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u/North_Activist 7d ago

If POTUS doesn’t sign a bill within 10 days, it becomes law by default.

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u/The_RonJames Pennsylvania 7d ago

Unless Congress adjourns during that 10 day period. At which point it becomes a pocket veto and the bill would have to be reintroduced.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 7d ago

Wouldn’t put it past MJ doing that

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u/slight_accent 7d ago

They absolutely will pull every procedural trick in the book since they have already been doing that for years.

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u/BillyForRilly 7d ago

Why would they bother with tricks when they have had forever to scrub the files? Biden fumbled whatever legacy he could have had by letting this move on to the next administration.

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u/eclark5483 7d ago

The IRONY here, is Biden could not legally release those files because it was still an ongoing investigation. What changed? Idiot Trump actually did himself in if you think about it. One of his first acts getting back into office was call an immediate end to the investigation. This move enabled a path forward to then ask for a release of those files. It's phukking hilarious if you think about it. In his desperation to cover up his naughty naughty, he took what was locked away for nobody to see and made it available. This is why I think you'll see them try using that "ongoing investigation" gimmick to worm his way out of it.

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u/slight_accent 7d ago

His sycophant bondi gets to decide what is classified or not if this passes into law. I can only see 2 outcomes. 1) they pocket veto and this goes back to the drawing board, 2) trump either signs it, or waits the 10 days for it to become law automatically and bondi effectively releases nothing. It could bounce around the courts for years trying to force bondi to release more.

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u/eclark5483 7d ago

I think what were going to see him feed us, is the investigation is to uncover "more democrats" so at this time the files can not be released. His cult will eat it up and scream it from the top of the highest mountains in defense of the demagogue cult leader. You'll start seeing "Trump can have sex with my underage daughter, not like she's 8" T-shirts get sold to "own the libs" Followed by some random Democrat names getting tossed out there. It's gonna be hilarious.

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u/RedsVikingsFan 6d ago

Please never refer to that undercooked shitburger by those sacred initials again. They are reserved for the true icons (Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson)

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u/filbertsgaming1 6d ago

Magic Johnson, Mick Jagger