There must be a way to start the timer on the emergency declaration vote based on actual days and not a made up version of 'what a day' is. This is ridiculous. Hold a vote on day 15 anyway.They are making up rules out of thin air.I guess we need to enforce that reality actually exists!Days are days.
The Times actually wrote about it? If they had done their jobs, I doubt we'd be in this mess. Four years of attacking Biden made people distrust him. They stayed home. Not that it matters so much since they admitted to cheating.
@repjackkimble.bsky.social I see you liked my post. Question, why are you allowing the President to dismantle our Democracy? Why are you not standing up to the OATH you swore. That would be the OATH TO PROTECT OUR CONSTITUTION. I am a little confused by you liking my post.
Making these powers last till December 2026 would, for all intents and purposes, make them permanent. And we KNOW that Trump will use any act of congress that endorses him invoking emergency powers will increase the odds he uses the 1807 Insurrection Act
Right, done
By extermination I don't mean like.. drawing a funny mustache on my face and going on a genocide spree, just a targeted purification of our land from these twisted and perverse criminally psychotic white christian nationalist malignant narcissists.
These people are nation-destroyers.
Do you not understand that the gop is in lock-step / goose-step with trump and the shared belief that whatever HE does THEY also see as the right thing to do?
Heading toward hitler's Enabling Act - trump / gop step by step
Officially "Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich", the 1933 law gave Chancellor hitler the power 2 make & enforce laws without the votes of the Reichstag (eg; german congress).
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service...We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.” - Claude Malhuret https://youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU
Not in Ohio. JD Vance was not a front-runner for the Senate until Trump endorsed him. Now he's VP (Unfortunately). Bernie Moreno, document shredder and car salesman managed to unseat Sherod Brown in the last election after being endorsed by Trump. Plenty of Trump slurpers in office here.
Once again, Democrats need to go after Speaker Johnson, and they need to be relentless about it. Call him a coward, call him Trump's lap dog, accuse him of not doing his job by refusing to be a check on presidential powers. Blame him for allowing the tarrifs, each and every day. Make him own it.
Thank you. Due to the space count limit, I had to refrain from posting all of my descriptions of the House Speaker. But CINO, etc., was certainly amongst them.
Things must not be as bad as we feel like they are. I mean, democrats in Congress are playing footsie under the table with Rs and ol' Gavin is hosting the Nazi of the month, Bannon. Maybe trump, Elroy and republicans ARE NOT trying to turn this country into a dictatorship, after all.
It was not done quietly, it was done by marching out his fucking twit propaganda secretary who made a bullshit comment about you don't play with Trump. They spun it as a win.
With MAGA GOP forcing a VETERAN to feel like he has to do this is beyond unacceptable! MAGA GOP & billionaires have targeted our children, women, minorities, education, state and federal employees, unions, nurses & doctors, public school teachers, & LGBTQ! Enough is Enough! https://youtu.be/q3HQ1K52pTA?si=xuQqBCDoC9DiojJz
Cowardice + money + power + bully = Republican Fascist Party of America.
Welcome to the RFPA, where America goes to die, but think of the money we're gonna make.
Capitalism needs therapy for hoarding disorder. Tax the rich until they get better.
The press and Democrats should have this on megaphone.
Over and over again Republicans for the past decade could have stopped all the hell starting to rain down on us but they always slink away like the cowards they are No fealty to their oath or constituents. Just to their Golden Calf Trump.
Are democrats just not smart enough to play hardball? There have to be a million questionable legal arguments ways that would get around this and republicans would use.
What is wrong with the people who get elected in this party?
Why would the House Democrats obey that, especially if they win special elections or something happens that gives them control of the House? Pretend it doesn't even exist.
Not that it matters at this point, but is it constitutional for the congress to pass legislation that cedes its constitutional authority to the executive branch?
The republican party was killed by conservatives. They just wear the republican skin to give their horror show the illusion of legitimacy. They are, at their core, an anti-American, Christian extremist movement.
Who would have thought they would be so dishonest. Gee Mike Johnson says he lives a biblical life. Never read the positive passage on being Thou shall be a pussy weak sneaky slimy liar
They gave up their congressional power. They could’ve stopped this madness with the markets, and they didn’t wanna do it. We should storm their offices.
Can someone please politely explain to me how this administration & “presidency” is not seen as domestic terrorism by your military? I keep hearing about your military’s oath to defend your country’s Constitution against this & I’m genuinely confused. Not being antagonistic, I don’t understand it.
My only guess is that since this has never happened before and everything is technically legal, there isn’t a clear trigger. Any move not clearly preceded by a blatantly illegal move would probably immediately devolve into a civil war.
I guess I’m naive as figured continued threats to annex other country’s & stripping your own country’s citizens of their social security, health programs, democracy, etc. would be illegal. This is so sad to watch unfold in real time :(
You’re not alone. In terms of the constitution, all you mention could be argued in court as being constitutional responsibilities and the first remedy for this would be impeachment. If congress were to fail in this, things would likely have to be extremely dire to trigger a military coup
You’re welcome. I appreciate you giving a shit ❤️
A good constitutional scholar and pundit to follow is Jamelle Bouie for much more detailed and insightful analysis @jamellebouie.net
Its all lies and illusion, none of it was real in the end.
If enough collude, its over for everyone.
I hate it here.
Once the US falls, the rest will follow. The rich will take over everything and we will die as a result.
Then they turned around and voted to make the ENTIRE REMAINING TIME IN THIS CONGRESS just 1 calendar day - so the 15 day time frame for a vote WILL NEVER HAPPEN
It's the golden shower in reverse. His Republican bitches in Congress layed down so Trump could piss all over them. I hope they enjoy the smell. It going to be with them for the rest of their putrid fucking lives.
Why would Repubs put that in the CR unless they want Trump to be allowed to destroy America as we once knew it. They voted to allow Trump to single handedly hurt the American people and American businesses.
Because they're BOUGHT by MUSK. I'd say DJT bit he's to cheap to pay his contractors.
They all FEAR being SOLD OUT for a newer model. But what they forget is that WE THE PEOPLE will VOTE them out no matter what
When the shit hits the fan and folks want to see heads role, it will be these cowardly congresspeople who will go the guillotine. Trump has set them up and, no matter what happens, he will emerge unscathed.
Every moment we allow this shit to go on is another reason we deserve everything that's coming to us. At a certain point we're all responsible & can't hide behind the "inconveniences" of the moment as an excuse. The longer we wait, the more damage/death we "allow" to exist.
Ceding power is still a choice. The Republicans should be made accountable for that dereliction and its consequences. The tariffs and the unemployment from both the government firings and the flow on effect will be a disaster for the economy and the people.
There are apparently a not insignificant number of xtian nationalists in the Congress. Like nazis, they don't respond to reason, pleas for compassion nor have any empathy. The Dems are the closest to the seat of power and better be listening to the People and working to end this asap +NOT IN 2 YEARS
...and a bunch of people who are complicit in the dismantling of our democratic government and its replacement with authoritarian rule. Everything that they are doing is on purpose to destroy our government. They don't like democracy!
They wrote that the entire 119th Congressional session counts as ONE DAY in order to stop the clock on stopping Donnie from continuing to call for tariffs.
Republicans just GUARANTEED higher prices and inflation for the America people. The coming recession is on them.
Has there ever been this many cowards gathered together at one time? Wouldn’t you love to come back in 50 years, to see what historty said about these cowardly morons!
Worse than cowardice, out and out blatant dereliction of sworn duty. They'll most likely be voting themselves another raise after this mental and moral ordeal, poor things.
This is a coordinated effort to cancel the 2026 midterms! DJT will declare martial law when ppl unite to protest the tariffs, ending any chance of Democrats winning the majority in both chambers, thus allowing him to carry through with Putin’s plan to decimate America!
I fucking refuse to die on my knees, groveling for bread crumbs from oligarchs. I would rather die on my feet fighting for freedom. Sometimes, the only thing you have left to give is your legacy.
Our air, water, earned benefits, peace, public safety, civil rights, and human rights are under threat. This is the first of many by the vindictive, orange madman and his party of supplicants. The country will never be the same, and must we come to grips with that. https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/new-civil-war/
This has to be illegal. The house can't just create its own definition of a "day". Otherwise the time clause in the law is meaningless and this is obviously not the original intent.
GOP is playing tricks at every obstacle and only the courts can put a stop to this. Are Democrats going to take this?
Sorry. I need help with summary info. My brain is not up to sussing out all the articles. I already spent it all going through medical records for tomorrow's appointment.
The laws that Trump is using to do things like unilateral tariffs only exist because of various laws passed by congress. Those laws say that POTUS can only use emergency powers for a certain amount of time (say 90 days) before congress has to agree there is an emergency. otherwise the powers go away
by doing this they are saying Trump has congress' permission to use these emergency powers, and I'm guessing they will use it to justify other ones, until December 2026
Trump’s numbers don’t add up. He’s a president who routinely lies to mislead the public, justify his wrongdoing and distract us from the real harm he’s doing to Americans and the lasting damage he’s doing to America. He's corrupt. https://thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Senate Democrats must use the Continuing Resolution (CR) to reverse the Musk/Trump dismantling of Federal agencies and federal employees.
“Reverse Musk or No CR”
This does the opposite. it literally rubber stamps Trump continuing to use emergency powers long past when they should lapse, without congressional action, according to the law
Hey, @nytimes.com PLEASE write your headlines in a more approachable way. You are not informing the populace if you don’t use words that they cannot understand.
It’s never been about efficiency. It’s tearing down the US strength, security, economy, health and education for the benefit of the tinpot war criminal and allow the uberrich to pick up assets cheap in a recession.
The Republicans in Congress seem hell-bent on cutting the power of Congress. Why don’t they just pack up, go home to be the wallflowers they choose to be and resign. At least that way we don’t have to pay for them to trash the country when their Lord Trump can do it all by himself.
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in the House. They have ceded all their responsibilities to president musk.
Making these powers last till December 2026 would, for all intents and purposes, make them permanent. And we KNOW that Trump will use any act of congress that endorses him invoking emergency powers will increase the odds he uses the 1807 Insurrection Act
However, I don't just want war, I want extermination.
By extermination I don't mean like.. drawing a funny mustache on my face and going on a genocide spree, just a targeted purification of our land from these twisted and perverse criminally psychotic white christian nationalist malignant narcissists.
These people are nation-destroyers.
Do you not understand that the gop is in lock-step / goose-step with trump and the shared belief that whatever HE does THEY also see as the right thing to do?
Officially "Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich", the 1933 law gave Chancellor hitler the power 2 make & enforce laws without the votes of the Reichstag (eg; german congress).
hitler used the law 2 end elections and....
(He's saving that fake for the reason to declare Marshall Law)
https://youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU
Not ONE of them deserves your vote in 2026. Throw them away the same way they have thrown YOU away.
Let them all hang
The Republican funding bill removes Congress’ ability to reject that emergency declaration and end the tariffs.
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2025/03/11/rep-peters-says-republican-funding-bill-enables-market-crashing-tariffs/
That's how bad things are. #Krasnov
Why did nobody think about that?
But we still protest and call out their lies and dangerous policies.
Every American has been threatened by trumps destruction of America.
https://youtu.be/q3HQ1K52pTA?si=xuQqBCDoC9DiojJz
Welcome to the RFPA, where America goes to die, but think of the money we're gonna make.
Capitalism needs therapy for hoarding disorder. Tax the rich until they get better.
Over and over again Republicans for the past decade could have stopped all the hell starting to rain down on us but they always slink away like the cowards they are No fealty to their oath or constituents. Just to their Golden Calf Trump.
What is wrong with the people who get elected in this party?
They should be on trial for treason.
This is on you!
🐈🐈🐈
I guess I’m naive as figured continued threats to annex other country’s & stripping your own country’s citizens of their social security, health programs, democracy, etc. would be illegal. This is so sad to watch unfold in real time :(
A good constitutional scholar and pundit to follow is Jamelle Bouie for much more detailed and insightful analysis @jamellebouie.net
If enough collude, its over for everyone.
I hate it here.
Once the US falls, the rest will follow. The rich will take over everything and we will die as a result.
I guess some of these folks don’t care if they ever get reelected again.
Hoping that voters in some of these districts are paying attention. Wishful thinking ??
is the new "I was just following..."
They are supporters of this regime and they are working actively to install it in this land.
America is gone and you should know it by now.
They all FEAR being SOLD OUT for a newer model. But what they forget is that WE THE PEOPLE will VOTE them out no matter what
And rich and powerful cowards, like Jeff Bezos, are super enablers of fascism.
https://bsky.app/profile/outofduckstogive.bsky.social/post/3lk6yfkumc22y
Republicans hate you
Republicans hate me
Now what will you do
Maybe swallow your pride
Then decide to switch sides.
Do your fucking job.
Republicans just GUARANTEED higher prices and inflation for the America people. The coming recession is on them.
Time to 25th 47.
It's forgotten It's the FFOTUS.
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/new-civil-war/
GOP is playing tricks at every obstacle and only the courts can put a stop to this. Are Democrats going to take this?
Sorry. I need help with summary info. My brain is not up to sussing out all the articles. I already spent it all going through medical records for tomorrow's appointment.
https://bsky.app/profile/kernelkorn420.bsky.social/post/3lk5hq2yj522g
https://bsky.app/profile/kernelkorn420.bsky.social/post/3lk5j7gim522g
https://thehill.com/opinion/fina...
“Reverse Musk or No CR”
https://bsky.app/profile/kernelkorn420.bsky.social/post/3lk5hq2yj522g
Treasonous cowards. Failed public servants. Failed citizens. Total fuck ups.
The Congress from Hell.
https://5calls.org/issue/social-security-ssa-doge-office-closures/
Instead, they chose to turn Congress’ power over to trump!!
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-republicans-literally-alter-time-to-avoid-responsibility-for-trump-wrecking-the-economy-234171974002
I.E. DJT can do whatever the hell he wants though the August recess provided it mentions "fentanyl" and/or "undocumented immigrants".
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/11/congress/house-republicans-move-to-block-vote-on-trumps-tariffs-00223947
They appear to have no shame, along with being spineless.
They’re busy stealing the country.