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[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Has anyone noticed that the "both sides are the same so don't bother voting" crowd have tripled efforts since we neared another important election time frame, funny how that happens.

Especially pitching that in the face of Hungary's recent transition.

I have not noticed that, no.

[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago

Consider this your notification then

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[-] jeffep@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Hilarious how everyone here complains they take the (slow) bureaucratic route.

This is a political party and that's how they can act.

If you want fast results, take it to the streets. Kicking him out outside of bureaucratic procedures is everyone's responsibility, not specifically the elected parties

[-] end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago
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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Wasting more funds and time. Gear up for the elections, select the proper candidates who are younger and healthier, get rid of the old shitbags and re-take the executive, administrative and judicial branches. Then prosecute the fuck out of every corrupt MAGA turd. If you clowns let them get away with it again, shame on you.

[-] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's gonna take a lot of effort trying to get democratic socialists into office. That day that happens will be the day a blue corn moon occurs . I really hope the DSA gets a huge boost if they wanna put their place in Congress.

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[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

Jesus Christ just go for impeachment. If you can 25th, you can impeach. What a waste of time.

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Is impeachment much better? He's been impeached twice already, what did that accomplish?

[-] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Claiming Trump is crazy is much more vulnerable to rebuttals that the accusers are political and suffer from "Trump Derangement Syndrome". Some of the shittiest politics comes from chopping up video clips to make people look crazy or stupid. Or just reading transcripts. Every transcript of extemporaneous speech makes the speaker sound stupid. That's just how it natural speech works and the leeway you have in performing a transcript.

Impeachment puts the focus on the crimes he's committing and the actual damage he's doing.

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[-] BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation's in... We kept it grey!"

Bureaucratic babbel at it's finest.

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[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 189 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

“Lightweight Jamie Raskin is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person,” said White House spokesperson Davis Ingle.

Trump is a poor white trash person's idea of a rich person.

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 3 days ago

Judging by how much the billionaires back him, I don't think that's true. The idea that billionaires are anything other than scammers and abusers like Trump is pretty obviously false. He just doesn't mask it.

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 3 days ago

He's a useful idiot. Back in the 90s when he was doing fast food commercials, he lost massive amounts of money. The appearance of bring a billionaire helped him become a billionaire again. The dude's a grifter and a puppet.

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[-] CitizenStile@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago
[-] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

"We are going to file a request to create a vote in order to create a commission, that can create a petition to allow us to file the article to vote on whether or not we can impeach the seditious, blackmailed. child raping, human trafficker that sold out our country".

The rules are pretty hilarious at this point.

They REALLY WANT HIM GONE GUYS

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[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 days ago

Wow. What an uphill battle the Democrats have before them. How will they EVER be able to prove how unfit for office Trump is? Wow. A commission!

What a colossal f*cking waste of time. Just 25th him, already. You've got every damn day Trump's been in office for the last 10 years as evidence. Quit jerking off and do your jobs.

[-] relativelyrobin@mander.xyz 22 points 2 days ago

Learn how the government works if you’re gonna prescribe how it should act. The Democrats have no power to 25th him- only his hand picked cabinet can do that.

Now they DO need to be filing impeachment every time he does something wrong and just add it to the growing list and make them have to go through all of it every time. That’s all they can really do.

[-] Riverside@reddthat.com 18 points 2 days ago

The democrats could have literally shot Trump during Biden's mandate, the fact that Trump was allowed to exist as a political candidate is just further evidence that the "checks and balances" only exist to stop progressives and they'll do nothing about fascism

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

... nothing is ever good for people like you

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

People like you are easily placated by insincere token gestures.

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[-] lone_faerie 72 points 3 days ago
[-] dhork@lemmy.world 126 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I was about to complain yet again "that's not how it works", but then I looked up the text again and this is explicitly allowed. Congress can set up a commission that basically takes the place of the Cabinet for 25th Amendment purposes. So now all this talk of the 25th amendment makes a bit more sense to me.

They still need a 2/3 margin in both houses even after the commission makes their determination, because the idiot is guaranteed to contest it. But maybe there is some truth to the idea that Republicans won't vote to impeach but would vote to declare him incompetent, based on his dumb tweets

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 55 points 3 days ago

I think the chances that republicans will admit their guy is incompetent is close to 0. They will rather lock him up in the white house basement for 2 years.

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[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 95 points 3 days ago

Oh great another 2 year circus side show.

A commission to assess?

Ffs.

Nuke us from space.

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[-] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The executive summary of their investigation will be ..

"What the fuck."

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

I knew the dems would form a committee eventually. It's only a matter of time now. /s

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[-] ragnar_ok@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 days ago

he's going to ace it! it'll be the best 25th amendment commission they've ever seen! Maybe even the most they've ever seen, who knows? lots of people were saying "wow you aced it mr president"

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[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I haven’t seen this on Reddit yet. It’s interesting to compare what’s posted on lemmy and reddid.

[-] TheVoiceOfRaison@thelemmy.club 23 points 2 days ago

His mental fitness is being assessed constantly. They just don't care about his decline. Putin will have him as long as he think he can serve his purpose as being a useful idiot.

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 22 points 3 days ago

Man, woman, felon, camera.

[-] atropa@piefed.social 50 points 3 days ago

Release the epstein files

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago

Sure let's do everything but useful stuff

[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 days ago

What's useful stuff at this point, shooting him? At least this will force the Republicans to vote against it making it look like they have something to hide.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago

force the Republicans to vote against it making it look like they have something to hide.

It always cracks me up when liberals assume this matters to anyone.

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