i hope this effort fails i want trump to destroy the republican party forever - ThreadSky

junlper.beer • 4 days ago

i hope this effort fails i want trump to destroy the republican party forever

We’re expecting a Senate vote later this week on a bipartisan resolution that could block Trump’s tariffs. Tell your senators to draw the line on executive overreach and end Trump’s bogus emergency.

Democrats: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

GOP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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barcodetontos.wanderingthe.land•4 days ago

This is the one area where "let Trump screw himself by ruining everything" is actually a savvy play so naturally the Dems will do what they can to intervene in this case.

doommustard.bsky.social•4 days ago

I hope it passes but it turns out to be too late to save the republican party

rhyvit.bsky.social•4 days ago

same

rhyvit.bsky.social•4 days ago

actually, just destroy all political parties forever. They’re not good for us.

pastapilled.hastwt.net•4 days ago

honest question - would this help at all with food security/prices? from what ive read the damage has already been done, but would blocking the tariffs help thing recover sooner? money is already tight and i just want a lil hope

art-disease.bsky.social•4 days ago

They should lie to the republicans telling them they are going to vote with them against tariffs and at the last second screw them all in the eyes of the emperor godking.

metrothefox.bsky.social•4 days ago

Honestly? Same

tmoney2007.bsky.social•4 days ago

This shit ain't going to work and every Republican going against Trump will have a Musk funded primary opponent.

I love to see them try and fail to reclaim some semblance of honor. Even it passes they're not going to have a veto-proof majority.

jimothynewt.bsky.social•4 days ago

A Musk funded primary opponent might be more of an incentive than anything

titorelli.bsky.social•4 days ago

We did that in Massachusetts and now all the republicans call themselves Democrats. You basically get the same results.

charliehorsephotos.bsky.social•4 days ago

It is about 3:16 P.M. CST, and someone actually answered the phone at Rafael Cruz's Office.

(512) 916-5834

caverylittle.bsky.social•4 days ago

I hope this effort succeeds because it’s a very strong wedge issue and hopefully Trump reacts insanely and drives enough Senators away that he can be convicted in impeachment.

gortess.bsky.social•4 days ago

I would like the Republicans in our legislature to be brave and stand up for America. But at this point I assume they think it is safer to back the coup than the people. (Which is silly, they may have fired the census takers but we still have past data showing there are a fucking lot of people.)

nevetsboy.bsky.social•4 days ago

Don't worry, it will fail. Without fail.

gyro.tech•4 days ago

Unfortunately the dems are just going to run on 'well Trump was the exception, let me tell you about my respectable republican colleagues...' and then they'll rehabilitate them. Just like with Bush. Like with Nixon.

turblescelbor.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah the more I read on Watergate and the Nixon presidency I'm like, oh we just let these fuckers still handle power huh? I didn't know the Democrats had a domination kink.

ioletsgo.gay•4 days ago

They've had one since McCarthyism made them afraid to hold any sort of stance.

tallgeese3w.bsky.social•4 days ago

Uniparty.

moxburrito.bsky.social•4 days ago

I thought that would’ve happened a decade ago. It’s only gotten worse,

velixwuff.bsky.social•4 days ago

It would be nice, but that'd require us to be in the timeline where dems had any sort of semblance of a spine, and ability to let the other party sabotage themselvs.

ginger-cat.bsky.social•4 days ago

after all this shit the party ought to be outlawed

wrathofgibbon.bsky.social•4 days ago

Blocking the tariffs would do absolutely nothing at this point so hell yeah let's keep the insane shit up.

whatsonsecond.bsky.social•4 days ago

These tariffs are responsible for significant hardships.

cassieb23.bsky.social•4 days ago

Except for Rand Paul, the rest of GOP will either vote against it or abstain.

Fetterman will of course vote with the GOP.

Schumer will abstain, but only after long speech lecturing us about voting for it is pointless.

20% odds Booker will randomly show up and try to filibuster the Senate vote.

cassieb23.bsky.social•4 days ago

Regardless of the outcome, everybody will find common ground in blaming the leftists for everything bad.

grumdholt.bsky.social•4 days ago

I have some questions for law knowers.
1) is there anything stopping Trump from just declaring a new emergency if the current one is terminated?
2) does terminating the emergency actually do anything to end the tariffs already in place?

nikolaiwolfe.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean, it probably will fail because it likely won't be a veto-proof majority. Dems will probably make up most votes and then like, three Republicans.

stuthelimey.bsky.social•4 days ago

If we can get someone to convince him to run again I think that's accomplishable

zeroisanumber.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm on the fence about how this plays out. On the one hand Congressional GOP is the biggest pack of cowards in Washington. On the other hand, Trump's fucking with the money.

therobotchicken.bsky.social•4 days ago

If Jan 6 didn't end this nightmare, what the fuck can???

nutbunnies.bsky.social•4 days ago

If he does destroy it, it’ll only be for 2-4 years

metroplex.bsky.social•4 days ago

I doubt this shit would stop if Trump's entire coalition was stripped of power tomorrow.

US politics relies on capitalist momentum, and too many rich people are lining their pockets with bribes from this shit.

Barring revolution or anyone with a spine as president, these are here to stay.

grungehamster.bsky.social•4 days ago

Will it even get to a veto? Would have to pass the House and Johnson is not on board with this/they made sure to insert language that prevents ever being forced to bring this to the floor.

There is some value in inter-chamber infighting too.

twidv.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean if trump retaliates against people who vote for it and tears the Republican Party apart by its own internal contradictions that sounds almost as good? really depends on how it shakes out

iminshell.com•4 days ago

This is a good point but I still feel everyone is being too optimistic about either outcome

iminshell.com•4 days ago

Hate to say I think it will survive regardless. Americans' inability to remember what happened last month or even infer causality coherently, so on and so forth

lavainkshop.bsky.social•4 days ago

The thing is that Americans are pretty bad at remembering the news. They are pretty great at remembering things that bothered them even for a brief seconds. We still have right wingers screaming about wearing a mask and not being able to go to Applebee's for a couple of weeks five years ago. 1/2

lavainkshop.bsky.social•4 days ago

So when they start going to Wal-Mart, the grocery store, etc. and seeing empty shelves, it's going to hit them. Themselves, friends, and family losing their jobs is going to hit them. Etc. Hell, Trump himself arguably lost 2020 because of Covid.

iminshell.com•4 days ago

Yeah, my argument isn't that people will not notice, get mad, and punish. Only that within a relatively short time, the fault won't be laid upon the GOP in any sort of satisfactory way by the American public. They stink.

lavainkshop.bsky.social•4 days ago

I do think that's possible to some degree. Trump being a loud cheerleader for tariffs for months on end may help with that, though. I guess I can hope.

husyelt.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’ve noticed a shift in maga family and friends and close workers. The current line is to avoid talking about politics.

The administrative coup is going too fast by the time Trump declares himself president for life it’s gonna be full on tariff recession.

theodoesart.bsky.social•4 days ago

Whats to stop trump from ignoring this veto?

marissarowan.bsky.social•4 days ago

Or from Mike Johnson binning it in the House as speaker.

johnjay58.bsky.social•4 days ago

I want the democrats and the republicans to destroy Trump

junlper.beer•4 days ago

why would you want the party that supports trumps every action to survive

the-red-lizard.bsky.social•4 days ago

Honestly? Yeah. We really need this era to be the death of modern conservatism.

marxofmandalore.bsky.social•4 days ago

I want both parties to destroy themselves

marissarowan.bsky.social•4 days ago

I suspect it dies in the House under Mike's Tiny Johnson.

t-bone-baby.bsky.social•4 days ago

I don’t think this would stop him from destroying the Republican party. He’ll vilify and attempt to destroy anyone who votes for it.

devinshelly.bsky.social•4 days ago

There's a zero percent chance they're getting a 2/3 veto override, so this way they can say, well, we tried to stop him

madbadcat.bsky.social•4 days ago

I hate that I 100% agree with this. 😔

bighamsandwich.bsky.social•4 days ago

Honestly why would Dems put any energy into stopping trump from tanking his economy. Let him fucking fry, focus on protecting people's rights and safety

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