“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

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We need someone that will use every tool at their disposal to stop trump.

Biden has shown time and time again, that’s he’s just not willing to do that.

Stopping trump is more important than Biden, if he won’t fight, and he won’t get out of the way, and the party won’t force him to…

It’s time to ask why we still support the party. The voters are the irreplaceable part, not the party.

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The problem with that, is now “every tool at their disposal to stop trump” is an object lesson in exactly what Biden is talking about.

‘Every tool’ means Every tool

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Biden could have expanded the courts 4 years ago, but he didnt.

This could have never happened.

Roe vs Wade could still be standing.

So much shit could be better, but Biden didn’t want to fight.

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Biden could not have expanded the court. That requires an act of Congress. Even if the Democrats passed such an act in the House, it would have been dead in the Senate because they have never had the needed supermajority and none of the Republicans would have voted for it.

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“In my view, we need a strong Republican Party. We need a Republican Party that’s united.”

-Joe Biden (~2011)

The man is just incompetent and nostalgic for the “good old days” when Dems and Republicans would play grab ass together and hoodwink the public together to protect the status quo and grow the wealth divide. This whole fascism thing, though clearly signaled decades ago, has him scratching his head. He simply doesn’t get it and is too mentally calcified to keep up with the paradigm shift in politics.

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You grabbed a completely out of context quote from 13-14 years ago as you complain that he is nostalgic (for what…?)

Where do I begin?

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It’s not out of context, it’s exactly what he said and meant. And he’s repeated that sentiment on multiple occassions.

If you need a more recent example to ignore, in 2022 he attempted to make some kind of distinction between MAGA and non-MAGA republicans because he still is dumb enough to believe there’s some contingent within the GOP that’s not fully onboard with fascism. Even after the decades of lies and double-dealing, of Republicans pushing to capture the courts and voting consistently to strip Americans of their rights, it hasn’t sunk in. Not even after January 6, after the whole party united behind Trump.

He actually thinks there needs to be a balance between “good” Republicans and Democrats, which is a deeply idiotic notion at this point and betrays the fact that he doesn’t actually want to achieve any of the progressive policy he cribbed off Sanders to win in 2020.

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Wasnt trump still a Democrat back then? It’s like people never change…wait …

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Biden hasn’t changed though. He’s still the same old pro-austerity, pro-corporate, “respectably racist” Republican-at-heart conservative he’s always been. You just can’t see it because Trump is so much more extreme.

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So why Bush was never held accountable for his war crimes and biden won’t either.

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Whatever point you are making that they are treated as kings, it doesn’t mean we should make it any easier for them lmao.

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I’m not saying that trump shouldn’t be held accountable and go to jail. I just don’t want to hear that for biden

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Then fucking do something about it Joe! The DNC has been little more than passive observers to the raise of fascism.

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“The DNC” doesn’t do what you think it does.

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It doesn’t do what it should.

The point of the party is supposed to be long-term strategy and putting the platform over any one person.

When people talk about what the DNC should be doing, it’s not some “gotchya” to point out that they’re not doing their job and leadership needs replaced.

It’s just proving their point

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So because the National Committee’s short and long term strategy is not what you’d be doing, you think they’re not doing anything.

Do you do any local political organizing?

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Since we’re talking about a SCOTUS ruling, it would be on Congress to pass legislation.

And to follow up on @teodor_from_achewood@lemmy.world’s comment, the Democratic National Committee is a private party organization that supports Democratic candidates in elections. They have nothing to do with passing legislation.

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It’s on Biden to personally demonstrate to SCOTUS just how dangerous the ruling was.

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By calling for drone strikes on SCOTUS, yes.

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I deeply disagree with this take. If we actually care about the Constitution and upholding what it stands for, then we have to work to undo the damage caused by this race to the bottom, not participate in it.

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Still. The DNC has systems in place to decide who to back in elections to pass legislation. Their messaging since 2015 has been embarrassing. They keep courting moderate conservatives that don’t exist and ignoring unrepresented potential voters who do. They talk about how they win elections when there’s good turn out without ever analyzing which candidates encourage high turnout. Americans want to feel represented in politics and we don’t. The Democrats need to do something that would weaken the democrat party but would weaken the Republican party more: they need to actively begin dismantling the two party system. We want election reform. We want the police to not be a hostile force against the general populace. We want the society we live in to benefit everyone and not just the kinds of people who can afford to finance an election campaign.

The polling exists. We all know that neither party represents or enacts what the people want do. The Democrats refuse to look around and see what’s happening, preferring to rearrange the deck chairs as the ship sinks because that’s the only thing they know to do. And you know? I can’t really blame them. We the people have also been rearranging the deck chairs. We live in a country that only benefits the top but we all still show up to do our duties without looking at what’s going on in other countries where the people are standing up to their authoritarian oppressors.

The worst part is the fascists know what they’re doing. They know to decay the structure by raising the temperature because we’ve become too complacent. We need to stand up to fascism in a way that we haven’t ever since McArthyism.

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The DNC has systems in place to decide who to back in elections to pass legislation.

No it does not.

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No, Congress cannot pass legislation on this matter. The ruling says that the Constitution itself grants the President immunity, so it would take a Constitutional amendment to change it.

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No, Congress cannot pass legislation on this matter.

Sure they can. They can pass legislation that says “The President of the United States of America does not have criminal immunity from official acts taken as President.”

Once that’s done, a case would have to be identified and charged. The President would need to do something that would be considered a crime, and would be considered an official act, then be charged with that crime. Then it would follow its way through the legal process - district court, appeals court, en banc, eventually landing at the Supreme Court, who would decide whether that legislation was constitutional.

There are plenty of unconstitutional laws still on the books, especially at the state level, “atheists cannot hold public office” is a great example. Of course, those laws are “unenforceable” under normal circumstances; these are not normal circumstances. We’ve seen how the fascists abuse the legal system. It would not surprise me one bit for them to latch on to one of those “still on the books” unconstitutional laws and attempt to enforce it, because throwing wrenches into the machinery is the point.

Using the “atheists cannot hold public office” example, it would be elementary to cause harm to someone’s campaign for elected office just by seeking to enforce an unconstitutional law. Drawing attention to the lack of religious belief in a candidate, forcing said candidate to defend themselves, getting the unwashed masses to go “Yeah! That’s what the law says!” because they’re too fucking stupid to understand that other court rulings have nullified that law.

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Constitutional amendment

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This is an interpretation of the constitution, so what congress needs to do it to amend the constitution to explicitly state the president is not immune, and good luck getting that through

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They can amend it or they can pass law citing a different part of the constitution or other judicial precedent, then if it gets challenged the Supreme Court would have to rule on the constitutionality of it’s latest legal justification.

Hopefully after we replace six justices.

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They have nothing to do with passing legislation.

Get the fuck out of here.

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Some might call them enablers at this point.

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Wow it’s a shame he’s a fucking pussy who won’t author an ‘official act’ to oust the supreme court.

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You don’t need to resort to misogyny/sexist insults to make a point.

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Now I need to look up the origin of that word. I thought it came up separately from the body part reference.

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“Pussy” is pretty narrowly used in place of “vagina” and is used almost exclusively as an insult to call someone weak or cowardly (outside of a sexual context).

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It did. It’s an abbreviation of the word pusillanimous.

However, almost everybody thinks it’s referring to vagina, so it doesn’t really matter anymore. Even most people who use it think that.

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Calls you out on the word pussy but doesn’t call you out on the word cunt lmao

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16 points

Geez, how fragile.

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You’re trying too hard

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Christ, can you fuck off?

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The block feature is readily available to you. Enjoy!

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These are the fucking hand wringing “liberals” that I can’t stand.

Feelings over Freedom!

I don’t know where I fall because whereas I believe in equity for all and protecting the children and planet and all that shit, I also strongly lean towards swift and immediate retribution and don’t care whose feelings get hurt.

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I am fairly certain “pussy” is slang for pusillanimous. Can it be used misogynisticly, yes. Was that the intent here, I don’t think so based off the context.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusillanimous

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All of us learned it as a way to call someone a “vagina” to highlight they are weak or cowardly. You can’t possibly tell me that wasn’t how you learned it.

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And the f slur means “a bundle of sticks”. That doesn’t make it not a slur.

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Shut up wuss.

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Damn I got got! What a big strong man you are! You sure showed me!

Let me give you a little tip I gave someone else: the block button is easily within your grasp, if maybe a bit advanced for you. But i’m sure that with hard work and determination even you could figure out how to use it.

Bye!

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2 points

Right? Order the DOJ to lock up all of the justices (so it’s bi-partisan!).

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So, Biden can order seal team 6 to permanently fix the Supreme Court by removing 6 and leaving 3 alive. Gotcha.

After all, those 6 argued that he has the right to do so.

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I declare an official act of presidency!

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Insert Michael Scott drawing a gun.

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Just tell Joe that there are six Palestinian children on the court and he’ll get right on it.

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How original

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Only if he claims it’s an official act though! Don’t forget that part! Write “official act as president” on everything!

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If he issues it as an executive order, it works.

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It doesn’t have to be an executive order, he’s in charge of the military. Any command he gives them is an official act, and can’t be questioned now.

And then he can pardon them as they don’t have the same immunity as he now has. Pardons are also official acts.

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In red ink at a 45° angle. He’s basically a sovcit now.

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It is up to congress to stop that not the courts. He should be impeached if he tries that.

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He should. But he should still do it, and ST6 moves faster than congress.

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Uh what… How do you figure?

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Congress can expand the court to put the corrupt asses in minority and them the ruling can be reversed

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Democrats will continue to give sternly worded remarks all the way up to their appointment with the gallows, so brave!

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I really felt like i was there

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Democrats will continue to give sternly worded remarks all the way up to their appointment with the gallows, so brave!

When They Go Low, We Go Die

Chapter 3

Marjorie smiled with great satisfaction as she looked at the crowd and began to check the rifle in her arms to make sure there was a round in the chamber.

2 men with giant beer guts - who each wore different flavors of Punisher-style skull masks and were covered head to toe in pointlessly elaborate tactical surplus gear as if they were cosplaying their favorite Call of Duty characters - began dragging another elderly man up to the makeshift platform.

The white-haired old man was dressed in a finely tailored dark blue suit with a little American flag lapel pin next to his tie. It looked so similar to the one that so many others in his cohort had adorned for probably the last 20 or so years, but he had been blindfolded by the men before being brought before the stage so he couldn’t see how many others still wore it or who had switched to the golden lion that… “the others…” now wore exclusively.

The octogenarian ghost of a man feebly began to speak (not shout) loudly in protest as if trying to reason with whomever might be in charge, but the 2 pig-like men grinned and said nothing. They began tying his hands behind him against a wooden pole covered with small holes, indentations and spatters of red. As the grinning pigs both stepped away from the geriatric man secured to the pole, the mob just below him roared with wild bloodlust over his inaudible words drowning them out over and over again with : “USA! USA! USA! USA!”

Marjorie laughed and took one hand away from the rifle to quiet the crowd so they could hear the old man’s words :

“Point of order, Mr. Chairman! Point of order! I’m reclaiming my time! I’d like the gentle-lady to put down the firearm she just picked up, Mr. Ch-”

…he was cut off with a loud and sudden BANG as he slumped into a dark puddle of red slowly expanding across the stage floor.

The crowd roared and resumed its repeated chant…

…and another blindfolded well-dressed elderly figure was walked up to the pole.

Quoting the entire comment you’re replying to is kinda redundant

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Ugh, it’s literally Julius Caesar vs Cato all over again.

Biden is Cato obviously.

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Biden fucking dumbass going blast no kings well I can promise you if Trump wins exactly how he will act. He will take Full of advantage of this ruling.

Best thing Biden can do but he want is take advantage of it to in helping out the American people.

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Any seal team actually, also various other military personnel.

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