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Everyone with the power and legitimacy to act is already involved in whatever the administration is doing. Apart from a violent coup or a revolution (which coul
by jltsiren 2y ago
Everyone with the power and legitimacy to act is already involved in whatever the administration is doing. Apart from a violent coup or a revolution (which could easily lead to a civil war), nothing can really stop this before the next elections. This is what Americans voted for in elections that were generally fair and legitimate.
And eventually, when the dust settles, it might be a good idea to rewrite the Constitution. To have more effective checks and balances and a less centralized executive branch.
- yosito 2y agoTrump and Musk both openly stated that they manipulated the election and manufactured votes. And even if that weren't the case, voter suppression and gerrymandering were also in full swing. So I wouldn't call it "generally fair and legitimate".
- muddi900 2y ago[flagged]
- gregates 2y agoGerrymandering did deliver the narrow Republican majority in the House this time, which is critical to the ability of Trump and Musk to ignore the law. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/2024-elections-congress-state-redistricting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/2024-election...
- muddi900 2y agoYes, and I agree that the wholesale takeover of state governments by State GOPs is a precursor to what Daddy Trump is doing. They are brazen about it too, disregarding the will of their own Party's governors sometimes. However, Senate and President were elected by a plurality of the electorate.