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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago

Mike Johnson is fucking spooky. I've been saying this for a few years now, when his Covenant Eyes usage made news.

He is a true believer, he's on a mission from god. He's smart. He will not care about the people crushed by the machine, as that is the fruit of their depravity in his worldview.

Watch this motherfucker. Trump and Vance are motivated by greed and power. You need to look to fundamentalist Islamic leaders for a similar mindset to Johnson.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 hours ago

Hey everyone the Constitution is unconstitutional!

-MAGA Mike

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t worry everyone, the democrats will do absolutely nothing to stop them. They are complicit in all of this.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They can’t even do anything. Everything in Federal is one sided until Midterms.. unless Donald gets rid of that too.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 36 minutes ago

They could have voted to impeach recently, instead they chose to normalize the president not needing approval to do acts of war.

And before that there was the budget.

And before that they censured Al Green.

And before that they approved Trump's nominees.

But yeah, Democrats are totally powerless to do anything. I'm sure that will convince people they're worth their time.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine being so sycophantic, so subservient, so blindly and absolutely loyal to any authority, that you have no shame about it, at all. When some "Man" shows up in a suit or uniform, you immediately drop to your knees.

And in Johnson's case, he drops to his knees for more reasons than one. No shame in that, but his party and constituents don't like that...

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Don't worry, Mike's son monitors his porn consumption.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

He should, for a change, read and try to understand the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. Or, if he is to stupid for that, have someone slowly explain it to him.

It can't be "unconstitutional" when it is right in the Constitution.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

The reason he's saying wrong things is not due to lack of understanding. It's because he's a power-mad liar.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

He doesn’t know what the Constitution is, like he doesn’t know what the Declaration of Independence is as well. He even stated boycotting is illegal, and you shouldn’t protest against Israel.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago

Imagine being so cucked that you give away your already incredibly narrow and ever shrinking powers. What a fucking buffoon.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Trump cock sucker sucks more of Trump's cock. Fucking cool man. Dems remain nonexistent. I used to think the 'we need a do over' crowd was a bit dramatic but more every day I'm finding it a hard point to argue. These fucking ignorant narcissists just soiling and eroding what our country stands for and the fact that none of our elected officials are doing anything infuriates the shit out of me. Yes I do see the benefit in Judicial actually standing up to a lot of this and celebrate their efforts, but it sdoing nothing to stop them from trying over and over and over.

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 140 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Our Constitution is unconstitutional!

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

By denying the Constitution of the United States in violation of his Oath of Office, House Speaker Mike Johnson is unironically committing treason right now.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 63 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Its like they believe "constitutional" means "the way I want it"

[–] abdominable@lemm.ee 23 points 16 hours ago

Why wouldn't it, they do that with everything else. Ask a conservative if they hate something and they say they don't hate because it's a sin. Ask them to describe how they feel, and they describe hate.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

They believe "constitutional" means that thing they do on the toilet each morning.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 7 points 16 hours ago

It's more or less toilet paper now.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 37 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

How the hell can these people call themselves conservative. What kind of conservative calls for greater executive power?

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They're regressive and refuse to admit it.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

They're royalists but don't want to face reality, they want a king but saying that is about the least American thing you could possibly do.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Conservative means "There must be in-groups for the law to protect but not bind, and out-groups for the law to bind but not protect." That's it. They are childish assholes that only care about power for their group, and keeping other people out of power. They are the worst sort of people.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Funny, that's the same for fascists.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 73 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The constitution explicitly says what to do with this motherfucker. Stop being such pussies and do it.

[–] WarmSoda@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] WarmSoda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I wasn't asking you.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 51 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Good job giving away your own powers dickhead.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

At least dicks can get hard. This fucker has as much spine as a bowl of spaghetti.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 31 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Do these people understand that once they give away these powers the next person who wrestles away power from trump may see them as an enemy? With the constitutional power to disappear homegrown terrorists nobody is safe.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Maybe they don't expect that to be a possibility...

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 23 points 16 hours ago

But they'll be rich for a moment and get to look down on the poor!

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago

I see them as an enemy right now.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

The gaggle of idiots believe they're the thing that goes bump in the night.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 25 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

"Many respected constitutional experts argue that the War Powers Act is itself unconstitutional. I'm persuaded by that argument."

I don't think he was persuaded by the argument, I think he was hoping such an argument existed. Anything for daddy Trump.

[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Journalists should have immediately asked him "which expert first won him over with their argument, and which of their arguments was most compelling". Make him squirm.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 16 hours ago

Everybody's saying it. And even if they weren't, I believed it before they said it!

[–] Trimatrix@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

scrolls lemmy

reads headline and moves on

A few posts down and scrolls up realizing it was posted to politics not theOnion

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

Mike Johnson wants a king.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

Your gonna be back in Wisconsin soon bitch. We'll see if you survive the summer

[–] Drdoom2027@kbin.earth 6 points 15 hours ago

If Mike Johnson wants war, he should be first in line for registration and selective service. He should not be aiding and abetting propaganda outlets to dupe the youth into dying for that "apartheid state" again.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

So when are the people going to remove them both?

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Mike johnson sounds like he’s glazing

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

"I don't want to have to take a position on record about my support for disastrous forever wars."

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 2 points 16 hours ago

I don’t trust DOOFUS with the cognition to spell his own name, why the hell would I want to give him power to declare war?

No thank you, I am not privy to a war with Canada nor Denmark.