cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21984384

By Simon J. Levien
Reporting from Erie, Pa.
Oct. 31, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET

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  • jj122@lemmings.world
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    1 month ago

    Does the president have unilateral authority to make laws? How do you expect him to abolish that system without Congressional action?

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      1 month ago

      It’s not a legal system, but rather something the rail company (companies???) implemented. The workers were trying to get the company to abolish it by striking but Biden crushed the strike without giving them their central demand.