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[-] [email protected] 251 points 3 days ago

This is literally explicitly legalized fascism and its the law of the land right now. Even if Biden wins he needs to do something to stop this before he leaves office or the US will forever be exactly as fascist as the President decides he wants to be. It's here now.

[-] [email protected] 57 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There’s not much he can do short of committing a crime himself. Democrats don’t have control of the House, so there no way to increase the size of SCOTUS. They were smart in ruling bribery is legal before granting immunity, or Biden would have been able to officially order the DOJ to investigate SCOTUS for corruption.

His hands are tied unless he wants to get blood on them.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

Blood on his hands from BLM protesters, Palestinians, trans people, Ukrainians who could use the support more than Israel, most Americans who don't have enough to live with life threatening illnesses, Mexicans at the border, ignoring COVID...

Fuck the Court. It doesn't care about America. The penalty for teason is...?

If you or I did anything close to what Trump and the Courts did and do on a daily basis we'd be arrested in a high security prison. Jan 6th had next to no punishment for any of the leaders.

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago

Kill Trump, kill scouts. Problem solved.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

in all honesty, that's what you Americans need to do. the days of peaceful protests and marching are behind you, you missed that boat a while ago. now a ship named "Revolution" has just pulled into dock and if you're not on that boat then there's no more boats coming.

Stop using the excuse of "but I need to work, I have to pay rent, I have to pay bills" because in 4 months time you might not have a job to pay those bills or rent. hell depending on if you're a woman, LGBTQ+, liberal, black, an immigrant, etc, etc, etc you might have none of the above.

The American people and the country as a whole are literally, currently, right now in real time dying by a thousand cuts. you're being slowly and methodically murdered with precision and too many of you don't realize you're dying. Time to demand heads on pikes and if they aren't handed to you, well you need to go out and get them.

One way or another people are going to die. I mean I'm not going to sugar coat this, people will die.

So the question is would you rather die laying on your back doing nothing or would you rather die saving whats left of your nation and fighting for your fellow American?

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[-] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago

Hey, the Boy Scouts are getting better, no need to kill them!

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

Sorry dude. Order's in from Flavortown. Scouts gotta watch their backs

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

I once made up an idea for an action thriller, called "President Psycho", where a serial killer gets elected as the president, and immediately legalizes murder involving brutal torture for himself and his friends, if committed to the "right target". God my ideas are becoming reality before even realizing them, and the worst is that I had an idea for an edgy magical girl metroidvania that set in a dystopian world which has been completely overthrown by fascists, all while I just started to take more seriously a much more simpler and smaller game idea (Arkanoid clone that is basically a hacking minigame but bigger).

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe it was a premonition, the game sounds cool

[-] [email protected] 90 points 2 days ago

weird that the constitution says nothing about "immunity" but the courts keep creating various forms of it. Its almost like we explicitly need an amendment that says courts are not allowed to declare things "immune" from the law.

[-] [email protected] 55 points 2 days ago

It's crazy because so much of the constitution is about ensuring no one is above the law, because they were trying to get away from a monarchy. Somehow this SC either can't read or understand the constitution though because here we are.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

Oh, they can read, they know exactly what they are doing. The Republic has had enemies within from the start, and now they control the most powerful branch of government.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

But wouldn't you also sell out your country in exchange for a deluxe RV and some luxury fishing trips?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

As some have touched on, this also means that the MAGA crowd will believe that by extension they are also entitled to immunity and will act accordingly.

[-] [email protected] 141 points 3 days ago

Not “may have,” did. They did legalize any action taken by the person holding the office of the presidency. Trump tried to have his VP killed for fucks sake. That actually happened. It’s no longer the case that everyone in America is equal under the law. The president is now legally allowed to do anything that would get the rest of us thrown in jail. This society isn’t even pretending to be equal anymore. We’re finished.

I’m so fucking tired, and I feel like that was one of the main points of this. Dems are too exhausted and afraid of taking big actions to do anything about this, so like I said, we’re finished.

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[-] [email protected] 112 points 2 days ago

Earlier today I was writing about how we are in a full blown constitutional crisis now. Then I realized that we aren’t. The crisis is over and the Supreme Court chose to abandon the constitution. The crisis was happening before this decision was made, but very few people were aware or alarmed about it. We are now in a state where I doubt there’s any legal recourse. We’ve moved on to another stage and that terrifies me.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

Well, I hated reading that. Thanks a lot.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

It goes by beyond murder. It includes terrorism by goons blessed by government pardons - MAGAs included if they step out of line. All dissent will be crushed. He warned us of his intention but some are way too stupid to understand.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

For how long this took — for the mere fact they took this case — and given their previous rulings, I'm more stunned the experts are stunned.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago

Would be a shame Dark Brandon used his newfound powers to execute the supreme court for treason.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

The powers now suddenly granted are decided entirely by the SC for what they seem "official/unofficial". Those jokes about how they'd try and do "immunity, but only for trump"?

That's what they've done.

[-] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago

You know in the game Secret Hitler when the board has sufficiently advanced into fascism that it becomes strategic for the liberals to vote fascism and unlock a bullet? Honestly makes me think of that.

Not saying this is what needs to happen. I honestly don't know how americans can do to get out of their quagmire.

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[-] [email protected] 51 points 3 days ago

Remember: Fuck Mitch McConnell

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Remember that this whole time biden could have packed the SCOTUS and turned the Republican majority into a Democrat majority. Nothing in our Constitution says only 9 supreme court appointees. He's just not willing to do it because he is a liberal and doesn't want to use his power to crush the Republicans like they need to be.

If it was trump he would have (and did) wielded the knife of political power with no hesitation but the moment Democrats have the knife they hold it with fear the Republicans would accuse them of being partisan.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He’s just not willing to do it because he is a liberal and doesn’t want to use his power to crush the Republicans like they need to be.

This is ABSOLUTELY wrong and /u/exanime pointed that out to you already. Manchin and Sinema said they would have blocked it. It would not have succeeded because they sold their souls NOT because biden is tOo LiBeRaL. Jesus christ.

The Biden admin has fought tooth and nail for things that are actually fucking possible and the average american has benefited. We all want to expand this illegitimate court but you simply CANNOT pin the blame on Biden's chest.

What about Obama?? Where was the packing of the court then? You know, that time in which he could have forced RBG out and chosen a pick but instead mitch pushed for the AmErIcAn PeOpLe to get the choice (and then did the exact opposite when it was trumps turn). Too much of a lib as well?

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Didn't they and Manchin and Sinema promised to block it?

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Well now Biden can kill them, officially

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

He’s just not willing to do it because he is a liberal and doesn’t want to use his power to crush the Republicans like they need to be.

Liberals love to maintain the status quo with small, incremental changes.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago

Cam I start calling the US authoritarian now?

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