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[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (17 children)

I don't know if you know this but p25 is already well under way with massive changes being made by the captured judicial branches as well as heritage foundation approved bipartisan bills being passed.

The administration has the entire plan in their hands. They could at least act in some way to put up safeguards so that our democracy isn't instantly dismantled the second a republican president is sworn in. Otherwise it's only a matter of time before it happens regardless.

Edit: All y'all demanding me come up with a solution. I am the one asking for anyone in charge to come to with a counter plan. The republicans have a plan to dismantle the government as soon as they enter power and are currently enacting pieces of their plan under a democrat administration. They will continue doing so regardless unless they are stopped.

WE CANNOT COUNT ON WINNING EVERY ELECTION IN PERPETUITY

As soon as the republicans win it's over. If there is nothing that can be done to stop them THEN WE'VE ALREADY LOST

Edit2: The biden admin might not have congress, but they could at the very least create proposals or laws that could stem the tide and hold on to them until they know they would pass, but as far as I'm aware they haven't done or talked about anything like that

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

Cool. So what specifically could Biden do right now? More specific than just saying "safeguards" as if that's a fucking response.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Throw the Toupee in prison. Make it an Presidential action to disallow felons to run for political office, since they legally cannot vote. Expand the Supreme Court and fast track term limits. Throw all of the GOP in prison; treason is a felony.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And who is the one that throws him in prison, specifically? Do you know how sentencing works?

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know it's not working in this case, since it hasn't happened yet.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago

Right. So you don't understand how sentencing works. Got it.

You should do (like the most basic possible) research on the US justice system.

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