- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.
I guess most people still operate on the default democratic process, hoping and expecting checks and balances to finally take effect. The real problem is NOT the people. The real problem is that the republican party and therefore the whole legislative branch (as well as SCOTUS) has been hijacked and corrupted, to the point where they just let him do whatever he wants. The system only works when the people in their respective position to represent the will of the people actually do so. It is not the people’s responsibility to come up with solutions. It’s the representatives responsibility and DUTY to which they have all SWORN to protect, enforce and abide by the constitutionally laid out ground rules. But now, they just follow Trump and make sure nobody steps out of line.
The next constitutional update should include some personal responsibility and liability for those who refuse to honour their oath. The way I see it, this is something like treason.