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Vance seeks to mislead the public

Posted 10/10/24

In the recent debate Senator Vance repetitiously stated that Vice President Kamala Harris has been in office for 3.5 years and has had plenty of time to do all that she is proposing. …

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Vance seeks to mislead the public

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In the recent debate Senator Vance repetitiously stated that Vice President Kamala Harris has been in office for 3.5 years and has had plenty of time to do all that she is proposing.   Either JD Vance lacks basic knowledge from civics (how our government works), or he was simply dishonest.
The presidential candidate chooses the vice-presidential candidate, who is elected with the president.   After receiving input from many sources, the President of the United States makes the decisions for the executive branch.  The vice president is only one of many inputs.  The vice president has no authority to make policy decisions.  The buck stops with the President.   
There simply is no “Harris Administration.”
Vice President Kamala Harris has not had authority to do what she is now proposing to do as President.   If elected, a President Kamala Harris would, then, have the authority to propose laws and policies to implement programs she is proposing.  
The President directs one branch of our government and proposes potential laws.  If the Congress doesn’t pass the bills and approve the funding, the President’s proposed laws are not implemented.  If the Supreme Court doesn’t uphold the law, the law is stricken or limited.
We have seen the Biden administration (which does exist) attempt to pass many laws to help workers, the needy, and address a number of serious problems only to see the Republican-led House fail to pass the laws.  The Biden administration working with the House and Senate developed an immigration law proposal that Republicans and Democrats agreed would make a big difference in addressing immigration.  At the last moment, candidate Donald Trump told the Republicans in the House to kill the bill because “if passed, it would be a feather in Biden’s hat,” and Trump wanted to make it a campaign issue, rather than let it pass and solve the problem.
JD Vance knows civics; he knows there is no “Harris administration.  However, he stated several times he supports Donald Trump’s policies.   
Understanding what Donald Trump’s policies are might be difficult but he is often associated with Project 2025.  As examples, Project 2025 calls for cutting aid for disasters such as Hurricane Helene, cutting aid to Ukraine, and breaking unions. 
Harris’ proposed policies sound like a whole lot better deal.
Keith Steva
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