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ceejayoz · 2026-09-12T13:14:13

> The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.

He seems to do exactly that.

emodendroket · 2026-09-12T18:23:58

Yes, the President enjoys great latitude to do things that are ill advised, immoral, or harmful without breaking any laws.

ceejayoz · 2026-09-12T18:33:18

The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause would seem to disagree in this scenario.

emodendroket · 2026-09-12T21:06:12

Then I guess the states' attorneys general are suckers for not bothering to bring a case.

ceejayoz · 2026-09-12T21:32:07

Or you've just not been paying attention.