Abolish Congress.
They are abdicating their duties over power of the purse & "regulat[ing] Commerce with foreign Nations" (tariffs)
If lawmakers are not going to perform their most basic constitutional functions, what are we paying them for?
https://bsky.app/profile/stevevladeck.bsky.social/post/3lgsys3rs7s2b
They are abdicating their duties over power of the purse & "regulat[ing] Commerce with foreign Nations" (tariffs)
If lawmakers are not going to perform their most basic constitutional functions, what are we paying them for?
https://bsky.app/profile/stevevladeck.bsky.social/post/3lgsys3rs7s2b
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"Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention which assembled under every propitious circumstance, I should tremble for the result of a second . . . . "
- James Madison
Can't really believe this is happening.
Total bush-league move by the Trump admin.
Meeting would go like this.
“Where do you want to start?”
💩👖 - “Fuck it, let’s cut all of it”
“Good idea” 👍🏼
"we're happy to be irrelevant"
This is exactly what he's trying to do and rest assured: this is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea. The only way to combat what he's doing right now is at the state level - at least until the midterms where, as frustrating as they are, Dems must obliterate the GOP.
Citizens United.
1) Becoming a target for MAGA threats
2) Being primaried out
Trump showed he'll pardon his mob, so that threat is even greater.
Primaries are notoriously low turnout, so it's not hard to spend a little to tip that scale hard. With a Trump endorsement, it's game over.
Republicans and let's call the other "Democrats," until we find a better name.
When Republicans act against best interest of the Country and violate the Constitution, the "Democrats" could then serve as an "opposition" party to stop it.
Thoughts about this??