• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    Fuck the 25th Amendment:

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,

    it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,

    and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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      I… I got this funny kinda tree… doesn’t take too well to water.

      Grows best with another kind of liquid fertilizer.

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        I don’t think you understand the 25th amendment. It only works with the cooperation of the Vice President, the Cabinet, and Congress.

        None of these three have any interest in exercising their authority under the 25th Amendment.

        The only route available to achieve what you are asking for is described in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.

        When a tyrant wraps himself in the flag and the Constitution, burn all three.

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          When a tyrant wraps himself in the flag and the Constitution, burn all three.

          Now that’s a good one liner.

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      I used to think Vance was more dangerous, but Trump has taken a formidable lead in the insanity standings. Anyway, there’s plenty of 25th Amendment for Vance as well.

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      Vance may be smarter than Trump (my laundry pile is smarter than Trump), but he doesn’t have the same support. The reason DJT gets away with so much is because Republicans need the support of his massive base of maga freaks. They’re uninformed, hateful, violent… but they’re loyal.

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        Yeah but that’s the thing: Vance doesn’t need support from the magats. He’s been elected already.

        If you impeach Trump tomorrow, you impeach a dangerous idiot who doesn’t really believe in any of this shit but is in for the grift, and you replace him with someone who’s a lot more intelligent and actually does believe in some of the most egregious and fascistic MAGA talking points.

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          All true, but Vance is not God Almighty to MAGA people, and he wouldn’t have absolute support on everything from the Republican Congress.

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        There’s so much insanity, I’d need advanced software to rank the levels of nuttiness among Trump’s cabinet and inner circle.

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      Corporal Couchfucker from the Public Affairs office doesn’t have the personality cult backing his every move.