Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

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Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved - Lemmy.World

KEY POINTS * Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending. * Trump has sent mixed messages on military spending throughout his 2024 campaign and in the early days of his presidency.

He wants to annex Canada with half the war machine funding?

He is literally a fucking moron.

Invasion of Canada doesn’t need much military. It’s just a fact.
We would probably surrender and then work diplomatically to regain independence or some other-outcome that would be better than blowing our neighbours up.
What do you mean we? We literally cannot cede to a foreign power without a unanimous vote, which will never happen. You desperately need to read our charter of rights and freedoms, if you actually are Canadian.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms itself does not mention a requirement for unanimous consent. However, the Constitution Act, 1982, in Section 41, outlines the “unanimity formula,” which requires unanimous consent from all provinces and both Houses of Parliament for constitutional amendments related to specific matters, such as changes to the office of the Monarch, the composition of the Supreme Court, or the amendment process itself[3][4].

Citations: [1] Unanimous Consent - House of Commons Procedure and Practice … www.ourcommons.ca/…/document?sbdid=37461d8b-10dc-… [2] Unanimous Consent - The Process of Debate - House of Commons www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/…/ch_12_5-e.html [3] Amendments to the Constitution of Canada - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/…/Amendments_to_the_Constitution… [4] THE CONSTITUTION ACTS 1867 to 1982 - Laws.justice.gc.ca laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-13.html [5] Amending Formula - Centre for Constitutional Studies www.constitutionalstudies.ca/…/amending-formula/ [6] Charterpedia - Section 1 – Reasonable limits - Department of Justice www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/…/art1.html [7] Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Canada.ca canada.ca/…/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedom… [8] The Notwithstanding Clause of the Charter - Library of Parliament lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/…/201817E

12. The Process of Debate - Unanimous Consent - House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second edition, 2009 - House of Commons of Canada