Once this administration defies the courts democracy will be over in the US.
It won’t be a one off either, he will then begin doing whatever he wants. Congress will not stop him.
Isn’t this an example of that, right here, right now?
There are words and there are actions, but we’re not far off
This is solid defeatist bullshit. Trump can’t put everyone in prison. If Trump won’t back down, the people will step up. The protests are just getting started.
You can kiss American democracy goodbye.
It’s gone. Whether our society is ready to accept it or not.
Those of us who were repeating ad nauseum that the last 2 elections were really, really important were not fucking around.
Our quality of life is set to decline for the remainder of our lives.
The 2030s are going to be ugly.
Very.
Whether we get rid of Trump and Republicans in 4 years is irrelevant. The nation is still overflowing with stupid people. It won’t be long before we vote in another traitorous Republican and we won’t have repaired all the damage from this administration by then. So we’ll continue trending downwards no matter what. The speed at which we do so might just fluctuate a little.
Violent protests are going to start becoming commonplace in this nation. Homelessness will skyrocket. Retirement will be a thing of the past. It’s going to get very, very ugly.
All because Americans can’t be bothered to vote responsibly.
Sigh… you wish violent protest would be common.
This country is so neutered on peace messages and frazzled in disinformation we can’t even march in a single direction together.
Everyone is one paycheck away from losing everything, and don’t want to bank it on the fact that the protest they skip work for will change anything… Because so far they haven’t.
Maybe it’s time to go door to door asking people to join a march to DC and every capitol?
Sad to say that’s right.
American democracy is not gone. Don’t partake in doom and gloom.
Democracy is not a given.
The framers of the constitution were always concerned about a new autocrat taking root in America. Their solution was to divide power up into 3 co-equal branches. The idea being that if any one branch attempted to subvert the constitution, the other two branches could check their power.
The executive branch is saying loudly “we will not abide by the rulings of the judicial branch, they can not check our power.”
Here are some contemporary examples
- White House ignores court and invokes Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans
- Deported Ivy League doctor Rasha Alawieh will remain in Lebanon as judge hears arguments over Trump ignoring court order
The executive branch is also ignoring the legislative branch (not that the current office holders seem to mind much)
The US Institute of Peace is established by black letter law, passed the democratically elected congress. It has been dissolved, not because the law our representatives passed has been rescinded by the legislative branch, not because it was found unconstitutional by the judicial branch, but because the executive branch just said “we are doing this and we have the guns.”
It existing is the democratic will of the people made manifest through our representatives, and now because trump signed an executive order, it’s gone.
They broke into private property and removed people that do not work for the executive branch because the president said so.
All valid points. The situation is very concerning however democracy is not gone.
So many innocents are going to die in the coming years. I wish I could warn them, but most of them seem to not care at all…
They’re on board with it because they think it will only happen to “those people” and will be appalled when it happens to themselves or at least their neighbors and friends and families.
If we survive, the Constitution is going to need a major overhaul. The judiciary and the legislative branches need to have their own enforcement arms.
Why the fuck are Americans calling their officials czars now? Russia really got their claws in.
It’s an intended insult.
Trump taps a border czar. What’s a czar and how do they work?
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5189264/trump-border-czar-political-czar-history
According to this article, it’s been ongoing since the early 20th century.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/01/time-federal-government-was-ruled-czars/382305/
We HAVE to start referring to this guy as a Pakled.
“We are smart. Make us Strong.”
I mean, look at him, and listen to him talk. He could be the guy that Star Trek modeled the Pakleds after.
It’s time for a long and peaceful protest near the Whitehouse until Trump steps down.
This guy is a real piece of shit.
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Even though it’s correct, what is this AI slob?
