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Americans: Never, EVER question again how Hitler came to power in 1933 Germany (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Treczoks@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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Because you now did it to yourself.

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[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 193 points 1 week ago (57 children)

So, place your bets! What's going to be that one announcement that suddenly makes your neighbours go all quiet?

Repeal of the 19th amendment
Mandatory military service
Military sent to Ukraine
Military sent to Gaza
Additional protections to police
The pardon of all January 6th rioters
The relaxation of maximum presidential terms
Repeal of Affordable Care Act
Repeal of Social Security
Increase in taxes of lowest and middle incomes
Reduction in the minimum wage
Shutdown of major news outlets of "reporting lies"
Ban of reporting "bad news"
New ability to farmers to hire for no wage
New protections to reject hiring/customers/schooling based on colour
Collapse of NOAA
Atheists targeted as terrorists
Democrats imprisoned for Socialist ties
Mysterious disappearances of democrats
Random deportation of American citizens for being first/second generation
Removal of all laws related to carbon output

Yes, some of these are fearmongering but he's made all sorts of promises and debts are due! The sky is the limit!

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't constitutional amendments require a supermajority to push through?

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seriously? The guy is getting presidential advice from "out the window" Putin.

Who will stand against it when opposition members are being locked up.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hadn't even considered that...

If his plan is to fire tens of thousands of civil servants, district justices, etc and place his own loyalists into office, then there is a very real chance he can legally intimidate the Democrats into passing constitutional amendments.

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He has stated that he wants Musk to come in and literally fire everyone.

He's already got the Supreme Court to allow him to assassinate opposition.

Even if he doesn't, its a very dark path being trod.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What's stopping him from doing a Nayib Bukele, calling a state of emergency, mobilising the armed forces and using them to coerce the House and Senate into passing laws?

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Nothing?

He has options?

Honestly the way he has treated people like shit, he could reasonably use the excuse that there could be civil unrest.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago

He literally only needs the Supreme Court and Congress

Pass a blatantly unconstitutional bill and make the SC call it constitutional. That's all that is required.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Well, I guess ultimately that's up to the courts to decide.

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