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Original Title: Overturning Trump’s Veto, the US Senate and House of Representatives Unite This Time
Although the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have political differences, there is no difference on the issue of maintaining US military hegemony.
With less than a month before the presidency, Trump has been “beaten” when the new year 2021 arrives: the Senate and the House of Representatives overturned Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 In particular, the Senate The Republican-led overthrow of Trump’s veto by 81 votes to 13. This is unprecedented for Trump.
This time, Trump’s veto of the “National Defense Authorization Act” passed by the Senate and House of Representatives is “extreme pressure” on the Capitol and the United States’ three-power system. And his political ally, Senate Republican Leader McConnell, doesn’t seem to want to join him. McConnell said Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 59 consecutive years. This 4,500-plus-page bill carries a budget of $ 740 billion.
In recent years, American political parties have “polarized” and vetoed political popularity. The Republican Party controls the Senate and will side with the White House on most issues, including the previous nomination of Supreme Court justices. McConnell has been very supportive of Trump. But why are few Republicans supporting Trump this time?
First, it is clear from the high votes of both houses of the Senate and the House that the bill approved by both houses and the two parties has consensus. Trump aides and some Republican lawmakers have persuaded Trump not to use veto power, but Trump insisted on doing things that “knowing they can’t be done” and finding “veto, veto” should be expected.
Second, there is little left in Trump’s term. With your personality, you will take every opportunity to express yourself and then review your presence. Even if he is destined to be overthrown by Congress, he can still cause widespread concern through this “veto.”
Trump’s reason for vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act is that the bill he claims is beneficial to China and Russia. He also opposed the bill allowing the renaming of military bases commemorating Confederate leaders during the American Civil War. In the “Black Fate Is Fate Too” social movement caused by the Freud incident, historical figures from the American Civil War were removed for re-evaluation, which also exacerbated racial contradictions in America.
What really worries Trump is clause 230 by which the bill grants rights to American internet companies. Section 230 of the bill passed by the United States in 1996 stipulates that Internet service providers are not required to take legal responsibility for content posted by third parties, and also allow them to remove inappropriate content in good faith. Trump believes that during the general election, social media companies have leaned against him, such as conducting “fact checks” on his tweets. However, vetoing the “National Defense Authorization Act” to abolish the “privilege” granted to tech companies is, in fact, a bit of a “slam dunk”. Even the lawmakers supporting Trump’s motion don’t approve of his approach.
From the “veto veto” that Trump stumbled this time around, we can see that the Trump era is about to end. Although the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives have political differences, they do not have differences on the issue of maintaining the military hegemony of the United States.
Trump has complained that Congress restricted his ability to bring US troops home. Trump did not start a new war or expand a war, but his withdrawal policy was restricted by the military and Congress. Perhaps Trump has realized that Washington has a powerful military-industrial interest group, and this is the “swamp” he wants to drain.
□ Sun Xingjie (academic in international relations)
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