• @Carrolade
    link
    English
    643 months ago

    The timing of these amendment proposals is good. Watching the GOP stumble around on Presidential immunity if Kamala wins will be thoroughly entertaining.

    • @Gingerlegs
      link
      233 months ago

      Would be cool if they’d just, you know, work on common goals as a nation. Like, I dunno, climate change

      • @kescusay
        link
        493 months ago

        For that, Republicans would need to be a political party. The thing we really need to understand as a nation is that right now, they’re not. They’re a cult of personality.

      • @Carrolade
        link
        English
        273 months ago

        I think they’re more interested in ways to retain power despite losing almost every popular vote of this century and a base of predominantly religious voters in steady decline.

      • @ccunning
        link
        12
        edit-2
        3 months ago

        You think addressing climate change is a common goal between Republicans and Democrats?

        • @Feathercrown
          link
          English
          23 months ago

          Surprisingly, in terms of the voter base, yes! About 70% of citizens polled say they think climate change is an issue that we should take steps to combat.

      • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ
        link
        fedilink
        33 months ago

        Republicans don’t even believe in climate change. Why would Republicans endorse any policy that would help mitigate the issue when they don’t think it’s being influenced by man? You can’t negotiate with bio-terrorists.

  • skulblaka
    link
    fedilink
    323 months ago

    Cool. Excellent, even. This is big news.

    But I don’t need an announcement that you’re going to be making an announcement. Just announce your progress. “I’m going to say something on Monday!” isn’t news worthy, just tell me on Monday what he said.

    This drives me absolutely nuts in news of all sorts.

    • @lemmylommy
      link
      17
      edit-2
      3 months ago

      That announcement of the announcement is probably not for you and me, but for the press so they can prepare and send the journalists who are familiar with the topic.

    • themeatbridge
      link
      103 months ago

      It’s how they soften the ground and gauge reaction. He needs to tell a bunch of people in Congress and the Judiciary what he wants to do, so it’s going to leak that he’s going to say something. Better to leak what you want people to know, and then if details spill through some cracks here and there, it’s less of a story.