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Democrats: At least we’re not republicans.
Yeah that’s not enough
Since trump got elected that seems to be all they have. Biden, like him or not, actually had some decent policy. Yes, yes…could have done a lot better, but it was more than “we’re not trump”.
But since trump won? They’ve caved on pretty much everything.
It's all they ran on in 2024 and also during Budens admin.
And it wasn't good enough then either.
They are already winning, they have all the campagn contributions they need. Why would they do anything different.
Citizens United will be the death of the USA.
How do we overturn Citizens United
Make a new government.
Expand the Supreme Court. It's not even a radical idea. We have one SC justice for every superior court circuit. The number of circuits has grown, the number of justices hasn't, and there's no reason they can't or shouldn't, except that it'd dilute the donors' power.
congress and the senate would have to make s new law snd the president would have to sign it.
Citizens United isn't a law, it's a Supreme Court ruling which has its (flawed) logic based on the Constitution. A law won't cut it, because Citizens United would be used as precedent to strike it down as unconstitutional. We likely need a new Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment.
Well crap, if you are correct, then we really, truly are fukt.
There is no way we'll see a constitutional admendment, especially not one for the people and agaisnt big business. Not in my lifetime. Its fascism from here on out. Fuuucccckkkkkkk.
At this point, can we use force? Just asking.
I’ve heard there’s ways states can resist it with their own legislatures but yeah, it’s pretty bad. This really is the one thing we need overturned though
Maybe we form a micronation that's basically like the US government but socialist?
Not possible without claiming land. Claiming land that belongs to a sovereign nation is an act of war.
The CIA would like to know your location
Do you think I'm fedposting?
I dunno, are you fedposting? 🤨
But nah that wasn't my implication. Just that starting a micronation that's "the United States but better" would certainly attract some attention.
What about a micronation under a distinct name, flag and seal?
It doesn't matter what you call it. You can't do the United States but better. It will make the United States look bad. You must fail. The imperial hegemony demands it.
Does anyone think I should study and read a bit more theory?
The people it benefits would have to decide to not benefit from it anymore.
So not likely unless the alternative is even worse.
Since it's a Supreme Court ruling, it would take another SC ruling or a constitutional ammendment to override it.
It’s because they’re traitors 
It's so fucking crazy to see liberal Dems get on their soapbox about how "you can't talk about dual loyalty, that's antisemitism" and then show up at an AIPAC conference in Israel Flag pajama pants with an open checkbook to the US Treasury
What's worse is if you add it all up, it's not even a decent lotto jackpot. The US sold the last bit of soul for pennies.
This motherfucker even looks evil.
How many times does the Democratic Party leadership have to create new and inventive ways to steal defeat from the jaws of victory for it to form a clear composite picture of collaboration?
It's long past time for the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries to get the hook, and get dragged off-stage. They are 50% of the reason that Trump is president again.
Imagine if we let Hitler off the hook, and then allowed him to take power again a few years later? These dipshits did that.
They'll still be wagging their finger and expressing concern while they're being beaten and hauled off to a private prison.
The Democratic party is such a pussyfest (negative).
And they never will
Need to have Schummer, Jeffries and Martin removed. All democratic senate Candidates in 2026 need to be primaried, for a realistic chance of changing the democratic party.
If we can't do that, we should sit the election out.
We need more progressives and less establishment bourgeois liberals. Seriously!
We could at least have them removed from their leadership positions. That could happen today if 10 dems would call for a internal vote on it. Evidently we dont have that many willing to do the right thing. I wonder why $$$$.
Yeah its all the Democrats fault
I didn't say it was just the good cop's fault, the good cop by definition has a partner.
BoTh SiDeS
Both sides voted to fund ICE...
The most upvoted garbage here is always blaming Democrats instead, ya know, the party ACTUALLY in charge let alone the ones covering up and grovelling to a fascist pedophile.
It's always let's blame the ppl not good enough because they could do better not the ones being bad.
Its like a parent punishing the normal kid for a mistake but never the bad one cause its expected.
They're not "cowards" as much as they are doing the job that they are paid to do by their "donors".
Schumer has made a fortune! Pelosi's family is set for generations! And so on.
Politics are the third easiest way to become wealthy in the USA (easiest being inheritance, second easiest prosperity gospel preacher).
..which is cowardly
Stay* wealthy.
With a mortar launcher
People have to understand that Republicans and Democrats are the same thing, its the same serpent which bites its own tail. Its controlled opposition.