LGBTQ+ orgs blast Joe Biden's "cowardly" statement opposing surgeries for trans youth - eviltoast
  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    let pass harmful legislation before doing that

    Of course if you remove words you change the context but that’s entirely grammatically correct and a common use of that phrase. If you wanna dwell on what those words mean in other context go ahead but that’s not saving any trans kids.

    If were to assume that EO is Joe fighting back, then he did indeed let those laws pass without fighting back until it was an election season. Context is important and I usually don’t have to explain every word like its a middle school English class unless I’m responding to republicans reading my statements in bad faith.

    Let’s get pedantic and semantic then shall we. https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/let-pass

    The context was always how much was he wiling to allow before he responded and the answer is a lot.

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      6 months ago

      I think in the context of legislation, interpreting “let pass” to mean “allow to be signed into law” is understandable. But I see you just meant it chronologically.