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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Then exercise some of that unlimited power the supreme court just gave you and deal with it while you're still president!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

What unlimited power? It's literally his job to protect us from dangers, is it not?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

"but think of the institutions"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And somehow the DNC is completely powerless to stop him.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What do you want them to do besides increasing security?

No one wants to vindicate the guy by preemptively taking action against him for the uprisings that haven't yet occurred even if we're absolutely certain that they will in fact happen.

Biden is retiring after this term. Even though he has the power and can offer valid reason for enacting an official act against Trump I don't think he wants to be responsible for sparking any sort of conflict or be known for it after he retires. The man has done a lot already, this isn't a burden that falls squarely on his shoulders. It's our burden as a country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Roe v. Wade was repealed. Fix healthcare. Fix the minimum wage. Fix the cost of housing.

Do anything to help us.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Cool cool cool, and how do you propose those things happen? Executive action isn’t some magical power that lets a president wave their hand and make something happen, they are still vulnerable to legal action. In order to properly implement everything you’re talking about would require action from the house, the senate, and the president.

Even if he had some magical all powerful hand wave, it could be immediately hand waved away by the next republican president. And republicans would cheer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Explain exactly how the DNC would stop Trump if he did another coup attempt when he loses?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I dunno. They could try do anything at all instead of sitting on their hands saying "oh no!".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Prison. Jail. More importantly: Public humiliation and being poor.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Yikes, sounds like this would be a great time to exercise that official acts thing Dementia DonOLD got pushed through.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

is the threat better than the existence of the threat? does threatening mean being constantly present?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a national security issue, which would lead to official acts. You're in the clear, Joe.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago

What's that, a clear and present danger you say?

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