• wildncrazyguy138
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    201 month ago

    Interesting idea here. Give the president so much rope to hang himself with that all but the brownest of the brown-nosers find his actions reprehensible. And thus impeachment becomes a valuable tool again.

    SCOTUS playing 4D chess? Not so much, they’re probably right up there with the lot of them, but one can dream.

    • @[email protected]
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      341 month ago

      Impeachment only works if Congress isn’t filled with cowards. It was a good design when parties weren’t a thing and every senator was first and foremost representing their state’s interests (and actually spent most of their days in their state), but with a party duopoly that’s perpetually hovering around 50/50, you’ll just never get enough people to convict.

    • @danc4498
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      121 month ago

      How many people do you think qualify as the brownest of brown nosers? I’m pretty sure that’s 100% of republican senators and congressmen and Trump appointed judges.

        • @danc4498
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          71 month ago

          I lost my faith that republicans would do the right thing in 2020. He should have been impeached and had his right to run for office taken away. They blocked it because they knew standing up against Trump would mean the end of their career (see Liz Cheney).

          • @grue
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            31 month ago

            They blocked it because they knew standing up against Trump would mean the end of their career (see Liz Cheney).

            Well, that or because a dictator is genuinely what they want.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 month ago

      Without even reading them, I know what the responses to this will be, so let me just say: I legitimately like your optimism!