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We're watching US democracy dying right before our eyes.

If Biden and the Democrats had any mental coherency and a spine they'd be using this ruling to their advantage and fuck over conservatives before conservatives get into office to kill democracy and the opposition parties.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago

Sounds like Richard Nixon would have had very little to worry about had this Court been around fifty years ago.

Which brings us to Trump....

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago

I see this upcoming election will be the final one. Nice work.

[–] [email protected] 131 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (14 children)

So, the United States is no longer a democracy. If a president wants to remain in power despite losing an election, they can, as long as they get the right people behind them, which is how every dictatorship works. What makes democracies different is that they have laws to stop that, and the supreme court just ruled those don't apply to the president. There is no mechanism to stop them. You can say impeachment, but the results of an impeachment against the president are as much of a foregone conclusion as a North Korean election. The trappings of democracy does not unmake a dictatorship.

We're no longer a democracy, and the only way we can ever return to being one is if we elect a string of dictators who feel disinclined to push their power as far as it can go. If we can do that long enough to get this decision overturned, we can have our democracy back.

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The United States Supreme Court is corrupt and illegitimate.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit this isn't right. Perfect for dictatorship.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

Perfect setup for Trump.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 5 months ago (5 children)

How can Thomas say both anything a president says to the DOJ is an immune official act AND ALSO SAY that Jack Smith is not legitimate?

It seems Biden has carte Blanche to sic the FBI/CIA/DOJ/ST6 on Trump. His very life may depend on wielding this power. Thanks everyone.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago

Thomas is very experienced with cognitive dissonance

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Seems simple enough...

Biden's actions on the Southern border are official acts, he has immunity.

Trump's actions leading to 1/6 are not official acts, no immunity.

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Great! Now jail and/or execute the 6 corrupt justices. The problem just solved itself.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This will not happen. Democrats are fucking pussies and I keep voting for their pussy asses even though they don’t do anything.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dark Brandon, come out to play...

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