I do not care what is in anyone’s heart or mind when they cast a vote: a vote is a legal process to choose the Constitutional head of government. It is not a vote to create a governmental “department” that did not exist before the election and has never been authorized by Congress. - ThreadSky

courtneymilan.com • 20 days ago

I do not care what is in anyone’s heart or mind when they cast a vote: a vote is a legal process to choose the Constitutional head of government.

It is not a vote to create a governmental “department” that did not exist before the election and has never been authorized by Congress.

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courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

It does not amend the Constitution to give the President the delegable authority to allow teenagers with no clearance or government authority to download all our data without any safeguards, or to line-item veto spending after the fact.

courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

A vote for President decides who wields the powers in the Constitution.

If a President reaches for more powers than those in the Constitution, that person is no longer a President. That person has violated the oath of office placed on him by the Constitution.

courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

The only question that remains is whether the Constitution remains in force or whether Trump does.

courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

Once power stops flowing from the Constitution, and starts flowing from the executive, we live under authoritarian rule.

It’s that simple. Are we going to acquiesce to it?

courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

Hey, people who want to quibble about what “we didn’t vote for this” means here: I will block you if you imply that Trump has the *authority* to do what is happening here by virtue of the election. He does not.

Stop giving cover to fascists.

courtneymilan.com•20 days ago

That’s what you’re doing, if you say that what he is doing is *authorized*.

It is not AUTHORIZED. Not at all.

troyliss.bsky.social•20 days ago

Same as the people who described Jan 6 as Trump trying to “hold on to power”. There was nothing for him to hold on to—the position was no longer his, so any attempt to seize the presidency was a coup.

melissasinclair.bsky.social•20 days ago

All those people who want it to happen in Congress don’t get that puts them out of a job.

flourgirl.bsky.social•20 days ago

So what do we do? I can wear my Democracy! t-shirt and hat and glower at insurrectionist neighbors, but that's just false bravado. I'm terrified.

rasmusdotse.bsky.social•20 days ago

It’s the states that has the power to act if congress doesn’t.

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