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If there are ever free elections again and Democrats win, there must not be a "return to normal" like Biden tried.
Democrats must do everything that Trump did. Republicans must be taught about consequences. Being respectful of the office didn't work. It only emboldened Republicans to be more deplorable.
Republicans can then campaign on the "return to normal" platform. If they want reason, they need to become the honorable party.
I heard something recently that really resonated. For fascists, the government is just a tool they can use to reach their goal.
They don't recognize the rights outlined in the Constitution, the duty inmate to holding office, or the importance of the rule of law. It is just a weapon to wield against their enemies and can be discarded when no longer useful.
the frustrating thing is this is well known if you know who to listen to. abolitionists, union organizers, civil rights activists, hippies, punks, hip-hop artists, academics. they all been saying it
no. absolutely not. democratics bypassing law is not acceptable. a good trump is not what I or many want. That being said democrats need to get rid of things like citizens united and the patriot act and shore up civil rights.
They don't need to bypass laws. If a judge rules against them they can comply.
Trump deserves a short drop and a sudden stop but we don't always get what we deserve.
Much too quick and much too painless.
I don't delight in suffering, I just want him gone asap.
If it's on the table, I'll accept it, even though I too would want more
I don't normally promote using windows but in some instances it is the best solution for the job.
When billionaires have tax exemption and actual academia doesn't. America really is a clown country.
Man.. come 2028 I don't want to hear shit from Democratic candidates that doesn't involve an exhaustive list of all the awful shit Trump did and what steps they will take to undo all of it. Sorry chum, you picked a bad time to run so you don't get to have an agenda that isn't 'pulling Trump's dick out of this country's ass because it's fucked enough already.' Cause if you're not willing to undo this shit I really don't care what else you have to say.
(Yeah, bring on the downvotes, I can take the heat.)
Prepare to be disappointed.
"Preventing Trump from doing exactly what he's now doing" was somehow not a good enough reason for Americans to vote for the brown lady. Or the white lady, for that matter.
It's the Democratic Party, if you don't go into it already prepared to be disappointed you haven't been paying attention. :P
And I'm not talking about whether not they win, I'm saying their campaigns should consist solely of 'here's a list of things Trump fucked and that I am going to unfuck.'
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Look, I'm going to be honest, if a Progressive or Democrat on the campaign trail says they would use all of the powers granted to trump against all Republicans in a goose and gander situation, they'd have my vote.
“All billionaires will be summarily executed and their assets will be distributed to the citizenry, and the Heritage Foundation will be declared a terrorist organization, and all current and past leaders, funders, employees, and judges endorsed by them will be immediately sent to a prison camp in El Salvador” seems like a winning message.
And anything the president wants only needs an executive order, it seems, so it should be pretty easy to implement.
It shall be unlawful for [the President] to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.
[...]
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
Counterpoint: 'When the president does it, that means it is not illegal' now has the weight of SCOTUS behind it. :/
And Trump has proven it means fuck all.
I bet the newly reinstated Trump University would get all the tax exemptions they need.
Even after they caved to what the fascists want lol.
For all those smahts they sure are stupid enough to capitulate to fascists.
Did they cave? I thought Harvard was the one that didn't cave. Columbia and others caved.
They did. They quietly ended programs that helped LGBTQ and minorities and ended DEI required statements for tenure positions.
They also handed over students school records to DHS.
Last I heard was a couple weeks ago them stating clearly that they would not comply, and doing a bit of searching I can't find anything more recent that contradicts that stance... Where did you see that they'd reversed that decision?
Why does no one ever learn that capitulating doesn't get the fascists off your back?
talk about picking winners and losers. always projection. always.
Now revoke tax exempt status for churches.
…wait, why the fuck are they tax exempt exactly?
because they teach people and the govt thinks that education is important
because they teach people and the govt ~~thinks~~ thought that education ~~is~~ was important
Just not education that talks back.
You could elect a cabinet composed exclusively of orange cats united by a single and solitary shared braincell, and they wouldn't be as idiotic.
They'd be idiotic, for sure. They'd be entertaining as well. But at least they wouldn't be malignantly idiotic.
Donvict is such a WATB. Attacking Harvard. For fucking what?
Broken Clock moment. Private universities like the Ivy Leagues absolutely shouldn't be tax exempt, and also shouldn't be receiving any aid whatsoever from any government, federal, state, or local.
Not even for strategic research?
harvard is a pipeline for wealthy elitists politicians and graduates. wonder if something will shift