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[–] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

So today we care about the constitution? I get the days mixed up....

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Mike Johnson believes he can force Jesus to return by nuking the Middle East, and reporters should be demanding he answer questions about it.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What an arrogant prick. God should smite his sorry ass.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

Jesus should return and bitch slap him with the power of Christ.

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

"Calling things unconstitutional" is the new "calling things woke".

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 2 points 10 hours ago

That's such an unconstitutional thing to say!

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago

Any member of the media or foreign power representative must allow Trump to rape them in broad daylight with his world famous big ....ohhh, thar won't be necessary thank you...$10,000,000.0! That's right, if you need to speak with the guy you give him 10 million in small bills... Fives, tens and twenties please.

[–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago
[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 21 hours ago

lol. a REPUBLICAN saying what's unconstitutional??

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Party of small government everybody. If they didn't have double standards and lies, they wouldn't have any standards or things to talk about.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Getting rid of congress would make the government smaller

[–] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

yeah! just one guy - can’t get smaller than that! /s

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mike Johnson is fucking spooky. I've been saying this for a few years now, when his Covenant Eyes usage made news.

He is a true believer, he's on a mission from god. He's smart. He will not care about the people crushed by the machine, as that is the fruit of their depravity in his worldview.

Watch this motherfucker. Trump and Vance are motivated by greed and power. You need to look to fundamentalist Islamic leaders for a similar mindset to Johnson.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I would think Netanyahu is closer to the greed and corruption model. He needs the war to keep his slimy ass out of jail.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

So you want a king, yes? You people sure took a roundabout way to get back to where you started.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Things aren't going sideways fast enough for little Moses Mikey.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey everyone the Constitution is unconstitutional!

-MAGA Mike

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That tracks. They treat the Constitution the same way they treat the Bible. What is written there doesn’t matter. It’s not a thing that actually exists but a concept, and that concept “says” whatever they want it to say.

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That shithead shouldn't use words he doesn't have any hope of understanding.

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 180 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Our Constitution is unconstitutional!

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 76 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Its like they believe "constitutional" means "the way I want it"

[–] abdominable@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago

Why wouldn't it, they do that with everything else. Ask a conservative if they hate something and they say they don't hate because it's a sin. Ask them to describe how they feel, and they describe hate.

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[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

By denying the Constitution of the United States in violation of his Oath of Office, House Speaker Mike Johnson is unironically committing treason right now.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So he's next up to be president.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

not unless he rapes someone. Then he's on track!

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 1 points 14 hours ago

He's christian so he probably has.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 18 hours ago

...mossad gonna mossad and FSB gonna FSB...

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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 93 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The constitution explicitly says what to do with this motherfucker. Stop being such pussies and do it.

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[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Don’t worry everyone, the democrats will do absolutely nothing to stop them. They are complicit in all of this.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He should, for a change, read and try to understand the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. Or, if he is to stupid for that, have someone slowly explain it to him.

It can't be "unconstitutional" when it is right in the Constitution.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He doesn’t know what the Constitution is, like he doesn’t know what the Declaration of Independence is as well. He even stated boycotting is illegal, and you shouldn’t protest against Israel.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

he views the constitution as something akin to dunny paper. Something to be discarded after he's wiped his arse with it. or more accurately, when someoen else wipes his arse.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How the hell can these people call themselves conservative. What kind of conservative calls for greater executive power?

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're regressive and refuse to admit it.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They're royalists but don't want to face reality, they want a king but saying that is about the least American thing you could possibly do.

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[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Good job giving away your own powers dickhead.

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[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Well, the War Powers Act is unconstitutional - but in the other direction. Deploying military force requires a declaration of war, which requires congressional approval, but the War Powers Act circumvents that by pretending that using euphemisms to describe military actions instead of calling it war makes it different, somehow.

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[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Imagine being so cucked that you give away your already incredibly narrow and ever shrinking powers. What a fucking buffoon.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Do these people understand that once they give away these powers the next person who wrestles away power from trump may see them as an enemy? With the constitutional power to disappear homegrown terrorists nobody is safe.

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