Seriously how long before he starts talking about adding his face to Rushmore? Putting his name before Kennedy’s is total insult. And yes, he’s gonna die hopefully sooner rather than later. He’s lost the MAGAt’s on the files and now with the increase on the ACA and threats of taking away Medicare may thrill his crazy regime but the natives are getting restless enough to start and end to this. And yes we need Dems that listen to what people want and not their consultants. Worked for Mamdani and while that’s an extreme case it can be done. Or I hope. I cannot give up hope.
Nobody can ever say that comic book villains are unrealistic ever again.
The pricktator does feel very comfortable though because he has Taney Court 2.0 and Americans helpfully also gave him unitary control of Congress. Indeed, the House under Speaker Covenant Eyes has completely ceded its power of the purse. It's all the same racist, ethnonationalist, transnational criminal syndicate.
And of course the tacky addition is slapdash with the extra "Ands." You can have such contempt for the American people when you are protected by Murc's Law.
He tells the president, “Sorry I’ve been away so long” before adding with renewed conviction, “I won’t let you down again.” Those words might be all we need to hear from the next Democratic president on their inauguration day.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to need to hear a LOT more than that.
I had forgotten that "Twilight Zone" episode! When the larger life form crushes Craig, it's an accident. He, and his companion, are more intent upon repairing their spacecraft and returning home, like Fletcher had been. Somehow that makes Craig seem even more pathetic than if it had been deliberate. The two larger life forms just shrug and get on with their work. Meanwhile, the Little People bring down Craig's statue. They had the right idea - we will bring down all of trump's crap.
The smartest thing a Democrat can run on in 2028 is “I will immediately and totally undo and erase everything that demented crook has done.” It sums up everything perfectly because it has been such an abomination of a presidency and a grossly unpopular one. No exceptions, none of this “well give him credit for…” crap you usually get from insecure Democrats. Erase everything and ensure history remembers Trump as a grease stain on this country.
Of course Democrats need to make promises that fit reality. If Americans decide "oh yeah I want a new President buuuuuuut since this is a Democrat I want limits on the power teehee" then now you get a Democrat with broken promises. It does not work for Democrats to lie and make empty threats (Everyone remember how Obama continuously got assailed with "you can keep your own doctor?")
The pricktator's autocracy is working with a very important pair of features: Taney Court 2.0 + a captive Congress under his control. The House is the most notable part of that. And there's a LOT of unreconstructed territory in the USA that's giving control of the USA to his criminal syndicate.
I don't care that people say (via polls) that this is unpopular what he's doing. I want to see ACTION. 2026 will tell me a lot about what the people want.
Nevertheless the generational damage the pricktator has caused will have to be done—somehow—in the two years that Americans might give Democrats to unfuck things before people forget and want to resume wilding out with Republican rule.
I’m sure some things can’t be undone—fixing the Supreme Court without Congress helping for example—but so long as the new POTUS is doing everything in their power to erase Trump, they’ll be rewarded (“so this illegitimate Court tells me I can’t do X? Well let’s see those fuckers enforce their ruling. I’ll treat their rulings as advisory and the doctrine of judicial review is now overturned”.
Will there be bleating from the usual corners? Yes but they’ll look like the stuffed short in the Disney movie who says “but a donkey can’t play football!” as the donkey keeps kicking field goals.
SCOTUS has no executive power. I imagine that feature (or lack thereof) will be utilized in future. Ultimately laws constitutionally based have to do two things.
1. Make fucking sense
2. Be consistent with all OTHER amendments of the constitution.
Stupid laws inherently can't hold up because they are checked against OTHER laws. Shit rulings can do great damage, but BECAUSE they are weak (and unconstitutional) they can always be challenged, and ultimately ignored if need be.
That’s where things are heading. Historically the real power of the courts was the respect the public (and through them, institutions like legislatures and presidents) had for them. It’s why judicial review is a norm but not a constitutional requirement—people just accepted it because they respected the Court. And in the past whenever the Court strayed too far from public opinion, they’d snap back, knowing they could lose that respect if they were too far from public opinion.
So with this crazed Court, it could easily be the one that just becomes irrelevant. No need to reform it when you can just decide it means nothing.
Exactly. They exist at the will and pleasure of 'the people' ultimately. There is a LOT of bullshit that people will put up with from SCOTUS, but there is a limit to that...We already see blue states basically disregarding the Dobbs ruling. And like I was sayin' bad rulings are highly unstable because they contradict OTHER laws and amendments
That is the tricky thing because ignoring the courts works well for conservative nihilists—entropy is their best friend and if the courts bust up laws that's good for them. My issue there is, where does it end. As a Black American, many of my rights actually come from statute and not the Constitution. So it is a scary situation if it's actually OK to ignore Supreme Court rulings.
That’s where an outsider candidate can clean up. While a bunch of dorks come out with their hedged statements and white papers, someone running on “I’m gonna fuck up the people that deserve to get fucked up” Will sweep the primaries. Because people are more sick of the old ways than ever before.
Media fools will argue over whether the real direction is left or center, but it’s really about fight or hide.
If the other clods aren’t smart enough to pick up on the obvious fact that Trump is incredibly unpopular and Americans are pissed at disingenuous politicians who seem unwilling or unable to fight him, then we deserve Newsom. (That is, assuming Newsom can expand on his social media tactics—I’m not sure he can).
Seriously how long before he starts talking about adding his face to Rushmore? Putting his name before Kennedy’s is total insult. And yes, he’s gonna die hopefully sooner rather than later. He’s lost the MAGAt’s on the files and now with the increase on the ACA and threats of taking away Medicare may thrill his crazy regime but the natives are getting restless enough to start and end to this. And yes we need Dems that listen to what people want and not their consultants. Worked for Mamdani and while that’s an extreme case it can be done. Or I hope. I cannot give up hope.
Nobody can ever say that comic book villains are unrealistic ever again.
The pricktator does feel very comfortable though because he has Taney Court 2.0 and Americans helpfully also gave him unitary control of Congress. Indeed, the House under Speaker Covenant Eyes has completely ceded its power of the purse. It's all the same racist, ethnonationalist, transnational criminal syndicate.
And of course the tacky addition is slapdash with the extra "Ands." You can have such contempt for the American people when you are protected by Murc's Law.
The shocking omission of Chairface Chippendale from "The Tick" is an outrage!
IKR?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQAVWAbJ_kM
He tells the president, “Sorry I’ve been away so long” before adding with renewed conviction, “I won’t let you down again.” Those words might be all we need to hear from the next Democratic president on their inauguration day.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to need to hear a LOT more than that.
I had forgotten that "Twilight Zone" episode! When the larger life form crushes Craig, it's an accident. He, and his companion, are more intent upon repairing their spacecraft and returning home, like Fletcher had been. Somehow that makes Craig seem even more pathetic than if it had been deliberate. The two larger life forms just shrug and get on with their work. Meanwhile, the Little People bring down Craig's statue. They had the right idea - we will bring down all of trump's crap.
The smartest thing a Democrat can run on in 2028 is “I will immediately and totally undo and erase everything that demented crook has done.” It sums up everything perfectly because it has been such an abomination of a presidency and a grossly unpopular one. No exceptions, none of this “well give him credit for…” crap you usually get from insecure Democrats. Erase everything and ensure history remembers Trump as a grease stain on this country.
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-builds-it-tear-it-down
like this
Of course Democrats need to make promises that fit reality. If Americans decide "oh yeah I want a new President buuuuuuut since this is a Democrat I want limits on the power teehee" then now you get a Democrat with broken promises. It does not work for Democrats to lie and make empty threats (Everyone remember how Obama continuously got assailed with "you can keep your own doctor?")
The pricktator's autocracy is working with a very important pair of features: Taney Court 2.0 + a captive Congress under his control. The House is the most notable part of that. And there's a LOT of unreconstructed territory in the USA that's giving control of the USA to his criminal syndicate.
I don't care that people say (via polls) that this is unpopular what he's doing. I want to see ACTION. 2026 will tell me a lot about what the people want.
Nevertheless the generational damage the pricktator has caused will have to be done—somehow—in the two years that Americans might give Democrats to unfuck things before people forget and want to resume wilding out with Republican rule.
This
I’m sure some things can’t be undone—fixing the Supreme Court without Congress helping for example—but so long as the new POTUS is doing everything in their power to erase Trump, they’ll be rewarded (“so this illegitimate Court tells me I can’t do X? Well let’s see those fuckers enforce their ruling. I’ll treat their rulings as advisory and the doctrine of judicial review is now overturned”.
Will there be bleating from the usual corners? Yes but they’ll look like the stuffed short in the Disney movie who says “but a donkey can’t play football!” as the donkey keeps kicking field goals.
SCOTUS has no executive power. I imagine that feature (or lack thereof) will be utilized in future. Ultimately laws constitutionally based have to do two things.
1. Make fucking sense
2. Be consistent with all OTHER amendments of the constitution.
Stupid laws inherently can't hold up because they are checked against OTHER laws. Shit rulings can do great damage, but BECAUSE they are weak (and unconstitutional) they can always be challenged, and ultimately ignored if need be.
That’s where things are heading. Historically the real power of the courts was the respect the public (and through them, institutions like legislatures and presidents) had for them. It’s why judicial review is a norm but not a constitutional requirement—people just accepted it because they respected the Court. And in the past whenever the Court strayed too far from public opinion, they’d snap back, knowing they could lose that respect if they were too far from public opinion.
So with this crazed Court, it could easily be the one that just becomes irrelevant. No need to reform it when you can just decide it means nothing.
Exactly. They exist at the will and pleasure of 'the people' ultimately. There is a LOT of bullshit that people will put up with from SCOTUS, but there is a limit to that...We already see blue states basically disregarding the Dobbs ruling. And like I was sayin' bad rulings are highly unstable because they contradict OTHER laws and amendments
That is the tricky thing because ignoring the courts works well for conservative nihilists—entropy is their best friend and if the courts bust up laws that's good for them. My issue there is, where does it end. As a Black American, many of my rights actually come from statute and not the Constitution. So it is a scary situation if it's actually OK to ignore Supreme Court rulings.
"because ignoring the courts works well for conservative nihilists"
Which they will do in any case...
Unfortunately, we have Dems voting for his nominees now. It's a stretch to believe a new Dem president would reverse everything currently being done.
they won't have a choice. The 'No Kings' infrastructure can be JUST as easily be set against do=nothing dems as it can fascist republican filth.
That’s where an outsider candidate can clean up. While a bunch of dorks come out with their hedged statements and white papers, someone running on “I’m gonna fuck up the people that deserve to get fucked up” Will sweep the primaries. Because people are more sick of the old ways than ever before.
Media fools will argue over whether the real direction is left or center, but it’s really about fight or hide.
I hope an outsider candidate comes forward soon or we'll end up with president Newsom.
If the other clods aren’t smart enough to pick up on the obvious fact that Trump is incredibly unpopular and Americans are pissed at disingenuous politicians who seem unwilling or unable to fight him, then we deserve Newsom. (That is, assuming Newsom can expand on his social media tactics—I’m not sure he can).