• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    The last time they were in charge they didn’t have any plans and couldn’t come up with any.

    Now they have a playbook to follow.

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    I honestly think this will be the last time we have an election. It’s looking like he could possibly take the house, Senate is already red. Likely control of all 3 chambers. Our systems of checks and balances likely won’t survive the next 2 years.

    The man has outright said he would be a dictator on day one and would make his enemies pay.

    1776-2024. RIP America’s experiment in democracy.

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      Time for people to learn to fight the system outside of elections. Strikes, protests, mutual aid, propaganda/education, and, last resort, guns.

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        Don’t forget art! Arguable the most effective tool at our disposable to shift the way humanity thinks.

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      I think youre being a little dramatic. Itll last till at least 2025

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    I’d say it’s 100% likely.

    This is the guy who tried, and partially succeeded, to ban Muslims after all.

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    With a trifecta? Pretty much 99% likely. Unless Trump just loses focus and doesn’t actually do anything for the first two years and we can take that back from him in the midterms.

    Things are only going to get more terrifying from here.

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      They don’t need Trump to stay focused. They just need him to sign his name. Vance and Teil will be running the show. Project 2025 is coming and yes they are about to gut the government under Christian law.

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      It’s sad that the fact that the next president is a fucking moron is supposed to be the silver lining

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    First order of business is an executive order that replaces thousands of federal employees with sycophants. With the house, the Senate, and supreme Court all red, trump is America now.

    It’s a foregone conclusion.

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      Yeah, it’s all red. But are you sure they can all agree on which shade of red they are? Because I still think it’s possible that there will be infighting.

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        One thing GOP does well is get the rank in file in line. Dems could use a lesson in that.

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          I take it you’ve completely ignored the House of Representatives for the last two years? Those skills have not been on display there.

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        Our only hope is Trump dies before inauguration. These things tend to fall apart once the figurehead dies.

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    If they also get the House it is extremely likely that the whole thing will be implemented. The party supports it on paper even if they deny it when asked and the people behind it are the ones funding the party.

    They will vote in lock step to pass it after getting rid of the filibuster, Trump will sign it, and SCOTUS will declare the unconstitutional parts to be constitutional when challenged.

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    The landslide means Republicans are favored to take the House again. So… pretty good, depending on whether Johnson and Thune can get all their little ducklings in a row.

    Of course, Republicans have a long and storied history of getting into office and then immediately ratfvcking one another. So, we’ll see what they actually get done versus what they bicker to death. Can the GOP even get a Speaker nominated properly this time?

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      Do we even know what would happen if there is no speaker by the time the Congress votes to ratify the EC votes on Jan 6? Can they do it later, or does that push it into a contingent election?

      What if the GOP can’t get the House in order by Jan 20? Can the Senate still vote for a contingent VP if the House is dysfunctional? I’d laugh if Vance ends up President because the GOP House is full of children.

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    Depends on the part of the project. Some of it absolutely will. Some of it definitely won’t.

    Many things would require Congress to approve, and it’s unlikely those that have to face reelection would just go for it.

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      It’s looking like the Republicans will control the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. They are going to jam anything they want through in the next two years and use the stacked supreme court to keep it in place for the next 30.

      The checks and balances are gone.

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      Oh you sweet summer child. Republicans have been talking about martial law since at least 2008. It’s all been projection for this very moment. There likely won’t be an election in 2026, 2028, or 2030, if ever again.

      Also they have congress. They’re going to have a full “mandate”.

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    There is a small chance the bit T’s ego leads him away from being told what to do, and following plans.

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      This is my hope. We get a half assed version of it implemented cause Trumps ego gets in the way. If trump dies and Vance takes over. Lol. We are fucked.

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        So far, he did - but just hoping maybe whatever blackmail P has on T won’t work any more … as he’s got the votes (for the last time), also it seems mud just doesn’t stick as more was revealed about his past deals with women and other dodgy business. They both follow the recipe book from 1930s germany, but that doesn’t lead to peace.

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          Agreed, Putin has kompromat on Trump. I hope you’re right but not holding my breath

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    it’ll depend entierly on their ability to implement, i mean they’ll try but they only seem good at tax cuts. remember infrastructure week? and (hopefully) less people are willing to fall for the adult in the room enablement. if they go after the right to unionize right out of the gate, we need to wake the fuck up right away to the reality that theres no reasoning with them, or we’re fucked. i mean we’re probably still fucked, and a lot of people are going to get hurt. but we might make it to having midterms with union engagement. im not ready for molitivcocktial hour while theres a chance to put organized labor at the center of democtrats powerbase again.

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    They will try. And they will fail no person with a mind wants that shit and there will be problematic events when they try to hard.

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      With everything that Trump has said and done, you think this is where Trump voters will draw the line? You are delusional

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        No I think the other people also have guns…

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      no person with a mind wants that shit

      Well I guess 51% of the mindless population just voted for it. There will be zero problematic events when he controls the house, the senate and the courts. He has 2 clear years of “fuck it, I’ll do what I want” and it’s too late to do anything about it.