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This has zero chance of ever, ever making it. Especially in the wake of the more recent SC rulings.
Members of the GOP see themselves in one of two ways right now:
- Acolytes of the Lord God Almighty Trump, ready to take their position as a member of the ruling class and enact their far-right agenda on the peasants in Trump's name.
- Future leaders of the Republican party themselves, just waiting for the day they can shape the country in their own image in Trump's honor once he's gone. And by "shape the country", i obviously mean fleece people out of as much money as possible since there's fuck-all they can do about it.
There is zero chance you're going to get a single Republican congressman or governor to sign off on a constitutional amendment stripping themselves of the very powers that they either are already wielding or one day hope to wield. Nobody has ever, ever voted away their own authoritarian power.
This had a mild chance of passage before the Trump immunity ruling, when it would have been merely answering questions that the founding fathers left unanswered. Can a President pardon himself? Stuff like that. But now that the SC has taken it upon themselves to answer the questions and essentially give the President uncheckable power, an amendment would no longer be viewed as clarifying the intent of the founding fathers, but would be viewed as stripping the powers of the Presidency. And like I said, good luck getting anybody to vote away their own power.
We can’t pass an equal rights amendment, and we are, if memory serves, ONE state away from a convention of the states. This unfortunately isn’t going anywhere.
Doesn’t mean there isn’t value in introducing it, of course. Just that it’s not a serious, practical proposal.
It needs to happen, along with a Supreme Court amendment.
But the bar is too high.
An amendment starts by getting 290 votes in the House which a) is currently controlled by Republicans and b) Barely gets a simple 218 vote majority to decide who their own leader even is.
The last time they exceeded 290 was to bounce out George Santos. That's how bad it has to get.
I don't think you could pass a constitutional amendment stating the sky is blue right now.
This is why I thought Joe should've been the fall guy for this. Start being the dictator the Supreme Court says he's allowed to be an then Republicans will immediately snap to and passing this amendment will be their highest priority. He doesn't even have to drop bombs or anything. Order troops to go into GOP controlled states and help boost voter registration.
I like the cut of your jib, stranger.
Who really cares if a president fudges the numbers on a mortgage application for a beach house?
Hopefully everybody else who is supposed to be punished for breaking the law. Honestly, if there are laws that aren't important enough to enforce when the president breaks them, they shouldn't be laws.
Now I get the worry about frivolous lawsuits, but it wasn't like that was an issue at all because our court systems favor the wealthy and powerful already. That is why the whole SCOTUS decision was bullshit just like the filibuster.
It's gotta be done.
Joe Morelle has been doing awesome lately. No doubt fueled by late-night Garbage Plates and Genny Cream Ale.
The nostalgia of this comment, chef's kiss
Your downvotes are likely the ones who get those.... issues.... with Genny Cream Ale
As a current Rochesterian. Genny cream ale is just the worst Genesee brew, all their other stuff is good. Even genny light is better than the cream.
It's super cheap, though, so a good fit for young people with no money who can withstand its famous effects on your bodily functions.