jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agoGaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnsonwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1657arrow-down112
arrow-up1645arrow-down1external-linkGaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnsonwww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareSuavevillain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up70·4 days agoThose checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
minus-squarebeebarfbadger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·4 days agoNot at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
minus-squarePhoenicianpirate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoRules for thee but not for me.
minus-squareleftytighty@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 days agoPeople in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoExactly. America was born as a nation because last time someone tried some bullshit like this we shot them all dead and moved out. We’ve seen an awful lot of history repeating itself these days. If they’re smart they’ll take the hint. But we all know how likely that is.
minus-squareabracaDavid@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoAn extremely fragile democracy to say the least. I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoLiterally the only thing required to take down the American Empire: some orange turd saying “nuh uh”
Those checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
Not at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
Rules for thee but not for me.
People in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
Exactly. America was born as a nation because last time someone tried some bullshit like this we shot them all dead and moved out.
We’ve seen an awful lot of history repeating itself these days.
If they’re smart they’ll take the hint. But we all know how likely that is.
An extremely fragile democracy to say the least.
I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
Literally the only thing required to take down the American Empire: some orange turd saying “nuh uh”
Always have been.