• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    Many founders worried over party politics to their death beds. Their nightmare? A demagogue with such a grip over his party he can basically command congress.

    That’s what we got.

    Congress aren’t handing over power; it was already taken from them before the term. Their hands are tied.

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      9 hours ago

      It’s funny that the EC was created in part to prevent Trump, but it’s what allowed him to gain power in the first place.

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      Bullshit. Congress is enabling him. They could remove him entirely if they all chose to.

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          23 hours ago

          There’s no way to recall a member of Congress. They would only lose their next election. But the deed would be done.

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            11 hours ago

            The ones with the courage to stand against trump have already been weeded out by retirement or primary. The sitting members are the replacements true to the cult. They have abdicated their responsibility.

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      22 hours ago

      Congress aren’t handing over power; it was already taken from them before the term. Their hands are tied.

      I mean, all they’d have to do is vote against the party line. Even some Republicans once had that much backbone.