I’ve never understood why people get upset over autopen.
Like - the signature doesn’t really matter, it’s just a formality showing that the president accepts the bill and makes it law. It could be a checkbox.
It’s an excuse. They’re trying to claim the autopen was used without his knowledge and he was too senile to actually sign legislation. Which is bullshit, but the entire Republican project is built on bullshit.
Yeah - but this isn’t the first time people have been pissy about it. And it hasn’t only been Republicans pushing back on it. Bush II took some flak over it as well IIRC.
I’ve never understood why people get upset over autopen.
Like - the signature doesn’t really matter, it’s just a formality showing that the president accepts the bill and makes it law. It could be a checkbox.
It’s an excuse. They’re trying to claim the autopen was used without his knowledge and he was too senile to actually sign legislation. Which is bullshit, but the entire Republican project is built on bullshit.
Yeah - but this isn’t the first time people have been pissy about it. And it hasn’t only been Republicans pushing back on it. Bush II took some flak over it as well IIRC.
Well, I still remember this:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/20/iraq.usa
For some people it’s a sign of respect.
But in this case they are simply trying to invalidate some laws Biden passed.