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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 12:29 AM Jan 2016

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There's a long history of presidents acting when Congress fails to respond to a crisis...

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There's a long history of presidents acting when Congress fails to respond to a crisis... (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2016 OP

And then there was Harry Truman's order desegregating the U.S. military... CBHagman Jan 2016 #1

Yep libodem Jan 2016 #2

These Republicans would have shit pelicans if that happened now world wide wally Jan 2016 #3

True story libodem Jan 2016 #4

CBHagman

(16,984 posts)

1. And then there was Harry Truman's order desegregating the U.S. military...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 12:37 AM

Jan 2016

[url]http://www.trumanlibrary.org/anniversaries/desegblurb.htm[/url]

Here's a link to the Eisenhower order:

[url]http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=923[/url]

libodem

(19,288 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 12:40 AM

Jan 2016

world wide wally

(21,742 posts)

3. These Republicans would have shit pelicans if that happened now

Reply to libodem (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 12:53 AM

Jan 2016

libodem

(19,288 posts)

4. True story

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 01:05 AM

Jan 2016

Repulsive Reptiles.

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