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[–] 180 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Yep...

They've successfully gotten Congress' balls in hand, next step is the Judiciary's...

I fear the US will not even closely resemble any level of democracy by the end of the next 2-4yrs.

77M morons handed them the reins. They're riding hell-for-leather over the cliff.

🤦‍♀️ 🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕

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  • [–] 76 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    166M morons handed them the reins, not 77M. Over 89M proud Americans didn't vote. They share the blame.

    In 10 years people will be saying I didn't vote for Trump and using that phrase like a shield. Over half the US adult population made this happen.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    I know of one person who did not vote. She is 85. Cant get around by herself and recently moved in with her higly MAGA daughter. When she lived with me she would just tell me to fill out her ballot for her. I never did but would mail it for her if she did complete one herself. My mom would not have shown her the same respect. I also have a buddy who does some work with me every so often. He doesnt have cable, the internet or a smart phone. His wife and kids are medicaid eligable. I spoke with him several times. He has not time or energy outside of work, work, family, and a cold Tecate. I'm not sure of everyones story but we got here through manipulation from the merchants. This is a class war that most dont even realize we are in. Yeah there are a lot of straight up nazi's, a ton of just stupid people...but for the most part people just wanna scrape by and have a little at the end of the day.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Exactly. I can count on conservatives being gullible morons and voting red no matter what, but we need to count on the other third of the country opening their goddamned ears and eyes. Apathy and disinterest had no place in this election.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    That's why they made sure they owned the media, that way they control the narrative. Conservatives learned after Watergate that the media has the actual power, so we got Fox News.

    No one gave a shit about Watergate until the media started reporting about it and educated the public instead of just glossing over the event. You don't need to be competent or popular if the majority of the public never hears about your stupidity and shitty decisions.

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    [–] 74 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The guy who came up with checks and balances really overlooked only giving one branch a military

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The guy who came up with checks and balances really overlooked only giving one branch a military

    ?

    The United States didn't start keeping a large standing Army until after WWII!

    Take a look at this from Statista for most of our history the US would build up the military for a war and then strip it back to almost nothing as soon as the fighting was over.

    The original guys didn't fuck it up we allowed Congress to break it!

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    [–] 48 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I heard a few times that there is this saying in English that the tree of democracy needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of tyrants or something like that. Isn't it about time for that? They do seem to be tearing down democracy.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    We have power of funding over the courts and all these other things,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday. “But desperate times call for desperate measures, and Congress is going to act.”

    SCOTUS: "Overruled"

    Co-equal branches bitches

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Come enforce your ruling

    - presidential butt buddies.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Let me introduce you to the Marshall of the Supreme Court.

    They can, and will, deputize as many as they need.

    Unless, of course, this is all part of the plan and the Supreme Court is, in fact, complicit anyway.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A security clusterfuck involving the Secretary of Defense, the VP, and a list of other high level executive branch personnel is spilling all over the news. Even conservative news outlets are calling for heads to roll.

    Mike Johnson thinks this is a good time to consider dismantling the Justice branch.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Abolish the federal government. Let the Untied States be 55 new countries

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    [–] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    At which point there are no federal laws and the country dissolves into feudal fiefdoms.

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    [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    First the judicial, and then the legislative.

    Go ahead Mike. Rubberstamp your own pink slip.

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  • [–] 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

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The fucking Reichwingers are pulling off a Third Reich move.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I mean I honestly don't understand why Congressman even exist anymore. I mean they've ceded all over their Authority and power to the executive branch. Mike Johnson should resign and relieve the taxpayers of the burden of his salary.

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    [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    America as a country is fucked beyond repair at this point. That’s OK. Now that the rest of the world sees the truth behind this fascist empire, no one’s going to give a Nazi salute fuck about them.

    The world will happily go on without Trump.

    Fuck Trumps America.

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    [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He can "float" it all he wants. That doesn't mean it's going to happen.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    Oh so literally just the third reich not even a remix

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ah yes, let's eliminate one branch of the government leaving the other two free to do fuck all... Meanwhile the DNC... come join us in the sticks for a nice cozy town hall so we can explain how we're going to give away the country so Nancy Pelosi can continue to insider trade.

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    [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hey, remember in the musical RENT when that character said “times are shitty, but I’m pretty sure they can’t get worse” AND IT WAS 1996

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    [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    And murica just said "sure" and then rolled over with a whimper

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    It's only a matter of time before DOGE proposes replacing the judicial branch, up to and including the supreme court, with Grok.

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