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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 16 points 59 minutes ago (1 children)

What a frivolous waste of congressional speaking time. I thought these guys had real problems to solve? I thought Trump was gonna fix it all this time around? You're telling me not even 1 week into his new term and he's already thinking about how the job won't be done in time?

Conservatives are pathetic.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 3 points 27 minutes ago

I just want to point out that this is just one of the many many campaign promises he is trying to fulfill. Sure, it’s a big deal. But simply saying “conservatives are pathetic” is not only reactionary, it is wrong. Look at what is happening to immigrants. You might not see them as a problem, but conservatives do, and they are “solving” it.

Just saying, this shit is way scarier this time around. They’re fuckin’ moving.

[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Trump is not exactly a spring chicken. He is one mild medical event to being in the history book.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago

COVID nearly killed him and RFK is antivax sycophant. I'm not a betting man but...

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

The neo-Nazi filled GOP can shove their 3rd term idea where the sun does not shine.

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

Knowing Trump, I wouldn't be surprised if he went full Nayib Bukele and sent in troops to influence the vote.

And as much as I like Bukele, he presided over unique circumstances where his country was effectively being ruled by MS-13 and his actions were warranted in the case of being elected leader of a country ruled by drug overlords. The USA is going through no such crisis.

[–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 24 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

A constitutional amendment required 2/3s House and Senate AND 3/4 of states. And they don’t have that. This is more bullshit to distract.

To amend the U.S. Constitution, a proposed amendment must be approved by a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and then ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures (38 out of 50 states). Alternatively, an amendment can be proposed by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures, but this method has never been used.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This is more bullshit to distract.

This is saying it louder for the people in the back. Musk's Nazi Salute isn't getting the message across? Okay, how about this?

[–] SoftTeeth@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

They so desperatly want a hidden militia to come out of the woodwork and coup the country for them

Those people are either dead from covid, too old to fight for their coup, or are just LARPers and actually aren't interested in dying for a con man.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

well a shit ton were just released from jail after being paroled for j6

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Laws don’t apply to trump.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

So if people commit crimes against Trump, he isn't protected? No laws right?

[–] Hellsfire29@lemmy.world -1 points 1 hour ago

They don't apply to Biden either

[–] blackberry@midwest.social 15 points 2 hours ago

'No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms," the amendment states. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all served two consecutive terms, and thus would be barred from being elected to a third term. But not Trump, who is the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to a second, non-consecutive term.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Obama returns to the presidency in 2028!

[–] blackberry@midwest.social 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

''No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms," the amendment states. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all served two consecutive terms, and thus would be barred from being elected to a third term. But not Trump, who is the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to a second, non-consecutive term.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It doesn't really matter. Getting a new constitutional amendment ratified is basically impossible at this point.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

bet they try to take it to the supreme court "whaaa the congress won't give me a dictatorship whaaa" and the court just fucks us all.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Pretty cool how we have the freedumb to install a dictator.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 hour ago

Just First Past the Post voting things.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This is what happens when you dont have a democracy

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

This is what happens when you have stupid people that vote en masse.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 30 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

So where them 2A folk at LOL

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Probably confused as hell watching the democrats refusing to drop gun control as part of their platform after an attempted insurrection and police violence repeatedly happening with no justice system reform.

But the blue conservatives were never really about representing people. What else did I expect?

'Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary' - Karl Marx

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Why aren't the "left" arming themselves while an obvious fascist takes power? "LOL"

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

We aren’t loud about it, but many of us are always armed and many more are getting there.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

I know a few but when I tell people online to prepare they're mostly dismissive if not outright hostile. I'm sure most of them will disavow any politics and kneel when it's time to rat on their neighbors.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

I’ve got more guns than limbs.

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