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[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 114 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Sounds like the pro-democracy call would be to call in seal team 6 to kill four supreme Court justices and then replace them before the elections in November.

And then if Congress refuses to nominate your justices then you kill the Congress members that vote against you.

And you just keep killing and killing and killing until things are right again.

[–] darvocet 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget the killing.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 12 points 1 year ago

Oh, right. Good catch, I almost forgot!

[–] GoTeamBoobies@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

For Managed Democracy!

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's never going to happen.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that's a good thing. I don't want the killing to start because who is to say it will ever end?

[–] Lost_Faith@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the reason scotus passed this is because they know the dems wont take advantage of it, If they thought the dems would make use of the powers they would have used another delay tactic

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's this the same group that were screaming about "setting a precedent" when trump was going to court because "oooOOOooooh we might do your guy now".

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

To sum up: The GOP and its SCOTUS are all actively trying to overthrow democracy in the wake of an actual coup attempt, and a party called Democrats are now legally permitted to have them shot (and absolutely will not do that). Further, the current president is being rubbished by a corporate press so hungry for ad revenue that they prefer bad presidents.

A sad finale, played off key on a broken down saloon piano on the outskirts of a forgotten ghost town. I shall never cross its threshold again in my lifetime.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Basic human decency is a debilitating handicap in US politics.

[–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

It is against any authoritarians. The only thing they understand is getting their ass kicked. Everything else is a game in which they intend to always come out on top by any means.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

So, which nation will bring the seeds of democracy to this ailing regime's populace? How about you, Iraq, for old times sake?

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Britain is still here. It's not too late to surrender.

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Make America Great Britain Again!

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"No Kings of America" Not for long 😎🇬🇧

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Ive seen their government. I'll pass. Annexation by Canada would be ok though.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, the apple didn't fall far from the tree and their government is not so great, either.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'll try and fix that on Thursday.

[–] EunieIsTheBus@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know. Doesn't someone need to find oil under the white house first?

[–] Lost_Faith@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There is lots of oil under the US

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

So keeping files is not a presidents act. And Georgia also not.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, how bad would it be if Biden took up on this claim and assassinated Trump using these supposed laws?

Would the laws be counted as illegal, and Biden sent to jail?

Do you think you Americans would get a non-geriatric candidate to vote on?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  1. He would probably be impeached and removed, also barred from office.
  2. Whoever actually pulled the trigger/killed Trump is likely facing murder charges.
  3. Biden may be immune for the order criminally.
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Biden may be immune for the order criminally.

Not a chance. The SCOTUS decides what is and isn't "official," and 6 of them would determine that this was "not official."