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Reality check: Trump pledged to end the program in 2016. Called it. When push comes to shove, Trump is always going to side with the ultra-rich.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•8 days agoNot necessarily. Trump can’t pass legislation without Republican support in Congress, and those peope have their own values (and bribery goals). All of this before he takes power, and his power is only good for the next two years anyway.
minus-square@jaybonelink6•8 days agoWhy two years? You think at the midterm Congress is gonna flip? Why not four assuming there’s still a presidential election…
minus-square@horse_battery_staplelink12•edit-28 days agoThermostatic voting relies on fair and open elections, which there is no guarantee of in the US with the incoming congress and executive branch. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_suppression_in_the_United_States https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conservative-groups-want-to-clean-voter-rolls-raising-concerns-about-election-integrity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States
Not necessarily. Trump can’t pass legislation without Republican support in Congress, and those peope have their own values (and bribery goals). All of this before he takes power, and his power is only good for the next two years anyway.
Why two years? You think at the midterm Congress is gonna flip? Why not four assuming there’s still a presidential election…
Thermostatic voting
Thermostatic voting relies on fair and open elections, which there is no guarantee of in the US with the incoming congress and executive branch.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_suppression_in_the_United_States
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conservative-groups-want-to-clean-voter-rolls-raising-concerns-about-election-integrity
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States