richard nixon, in hell, giving one last fuck you to the american republic - ThreadSky

jamellebouie.net • 247 days ago

richard nixon, in hell, giving one last fuck you to the american republic

i think we should see the Trump v. United States ruling as a group of Republican apparatchiks taking their opportunity to vindicate Nixon and write the unitary executive into the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/o...

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dhunt.bsky.social•247 days ago

The only thing that softens that thought is that Nixon wouldn't be happy about it, but fuming that some rich Franklin is the one that they gave the power to instead of him, who had to work twice as hard for everything...etc etc

marccunat.bsky.social•247 days ago

Great article, send it to your family and friends.

kevinjrogers.bsky.social•247 days ago

Reagan was the image (maybe the self-image): sitting tall in the saddle with a crooked grin, broad-shouldered, rock solid, Hollywood handsome, the Marlboro Man without the smokes.

But the mask has dropped. It's been the Party of Nixon all along. They're just free to blatantly embrace it now.

sidewalkslam.bsky.social•247 days ago

I wish Marc Elias were more active on here - my question I want to ask lawyers is:

Assuming we defeat trump, survive his followers' terrorism, and retake the supreme court:

How do we override this insane ruling? Do we have to ask Biden to commit a small crime, then charge him?

fplynch.bsky.social•247 days ago

A Constitutional amendment can override SCOTUS, can't it?

sidewalkslam.bsky.social•247 days ago

Oh yeah that definitely.

And honestly that might not be that hard. A "the president is not a King" amendment could get enough popular support even in red states that it could get ratified - especially if Biden wins!

incompetusrex.bsky.social•247 days ago

tristanpalmgren.bsky.social•246 days ago

"Last?"

nstenhouse.bsky.social•247 days ago

But as prophesied, the righteous will rise against him

oldandtired.bsky.social•247 days ago

I just keep thinking of Roger Stone. He must be dancing.

californiascroll.bsky.social•247 days ago

Futurama’s Nixon Head in a Jar was a warning ; we were just interpreting the text wrong.

chuckburly.bsky.social•247 days ago

Obviously Trump is the more pressing matter, but screw those hacks for trying to retroactively absolve that drunk fascist of any wrongdoing.

zas.bsky.social•247 days ago

Society if LBJ died after Jan 65 but before he could beat Humphrey into submission and Humphrey pulls out of Vietnam and wins in 68

truthmatters.bsky.social•247 days ago

fplynch.bsky.social•247 days ago

I read Bruce Ackerman's Failures of the Founding Fathers, and I think yesterday should be added to the list. They never imagined a Trump could be elected, and I bet they thought impeachment of a Supreme Court justice could be a reality. They were good with the EC, and each State w 2 Senators.

dmlundeen.bsky.social•247 days ago

I wrote this less eloquently to a friend yesterday

kevinmkruse.bsky.social•247 days ago

Terrific piece and sadly dead on.

jcinhct.bsky.social•247 days ago

Does Jim Jordan know that his “Weaponizing the Govt” shtick is now obsolete?

robhon.bsky.social•247 days ago

I can see Putin rubbing his hands together saying, “The plan is working!"

kathycook.bsky.social•246 days ago

These people know how to hold a grudge

petedavidsonny.bsky.social•247 days ago

Been Roger Stone's goal for a half century.

joeschmutzler.bsky.social•247 days ago

Biden should just say that he's decided, as part of his official duties, to completely ignore the court's Chevron decision. As well as everything else.

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