I wonder if every citizen during the French Revolution wished their former monarchs left a paper trail this easy to follow when they stormed the castle walls.
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Why do so many people like and protect this asshole? I guess they are making money too. It's really hard to remain optimistic when you see a nepo pile of shit like him being catered to every day instead of being spat on.
Because they're getting paid either way, and like most people they just kind of want to get by, and go home to their families. It doesn't mean they're not trying to accomplish certain things or working hard sometimes, but saving the republic wasn't what they signed up for (in their minds), and it's what's required now, and they're not up for it.
I suppose they are scared of retaliation by Trump or by his MAGA minions and are protecting their families. What we need in there is a bunch of people with nothing to lose.
Just a couple dozen Bernie Sanderses in there, yelling and shaking their fingers.
I mean I don't think it's entirely fear; if they had a full grasp, they would be a lot more scared of what Trump is trying to unleash, because that will impact their safety and their families'. Try to find someone in Nazi Germany or revolutionary Russia said "It's okay, I just stayed on the right side, and so everything was fine." I think mostly they just haven't grasped that this is different, or don't know what to do / don't have the inspiration to do something different than what they've always done even if they do see it coming.
"Fiscal responsibility"
Eh, I can see some political rational behind the carve out. I think the rational is a bit naive though.
Probably something along the lines of “well he’ll just veto it if it touches his money, and by making it only apply if he some how gets a third term that encourages him not to try it” as if him getting a third term would imply anything but a total break down of the legal system that could enforce a divestment.