▲ 580 ▼ Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child) First the judicial, and then the legislative. Go ahead Mike. Rubberstamp your own pink slip. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) It’s amazing that they’re not seeing it coming. They’ll lose all their power and prestige permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) No. People like Johnson will get "advisory" positions after congress has been dissolved. They will lack for nothing. Why be a weak government official who has to do stupid shit like running for re-election, when you can be part of the nobility and the King's court? Maybe Johnson or Taylor-Green will get their own little fiefdom where they can treat the peasants however they want? The power trip fantasies are truly endless in Trump's wondrous America. ...for about a 100 people give or take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yup, it's the start of the new ruling class. Only ring kissers allowed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pohart@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Nah, anyone who looks like they have a little power will die in our night of long knives. It's not possible to be sycophantic enough, you need to look weak enough. And you need to have backed the right leader, but Trump's not looking like he's got a real grip on the reins and I don't think they even know who will be. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago They already have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) It’s amazing that they’re not seeing it coming. They’ll lose all their power and prestige permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) No. People like Johnson will get "advisory" positions after congress has been dissolved. They will lack for nothing. Why be a weak government official who has to do stupid shit like running for re-election, when you can be part of the nobility and the King's court? Maybe Johnson or Taylor-Green will get their own little fiefdom where they can treat the peasants however they want? The power trip fantasies are truly endless in Trump's wondrous America. ...for about a 100 people give or take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yup, it's the start of the new ruling class. Only ring kissers allowed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pohart@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Nah, anyone who looks like they have a little power will die in our night of long knives. It's not possible to be sycophantic enough, you need to look weak enough. And you need to have backed the right leader, but Trump's not looking like he's got a real grip on the reins and I don't think they even know who will be. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago They already have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) No. People like Johnson will get "advisory" positions after congress has been dissolved. They will lack for nothing. Why be a weak government official who has to do stupid shit like running for re-election, when you can be part of the nobility and the King's court? Maybe Johnson or Taylor-Green will get their own little fiefdom where they can treat the peasants however they want? The power trip fantasies are truly endless in Trump's wondrous America. ...for about a 100 people give or take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yup, it's the start of the new ruling class. Only ring kissers allowed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pohart@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Nah, anyone who looks like they have a little power will die in our night of long knives. It's not possible to be sycophantic enough, you need to look weak enough. And you need to have backed the right leader, but Trump's not looking like he's got a real grip on the reins and I don't think they even know who will be. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yup, it's the start of the new ruling class. Only ring kissers allowed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pohart@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Nah, anyone who looks like they have a little power will die in our night of long knives. It's not possible to be sycophantic enough, you need to look weak enough. And you need to have backed the right leader, but Trump's not looking like he's got a real grip on the reins and I don't think they even know who will be. permalink fedilink source parent