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And 0% of them signed the constitution, declaration of independence, or any of the fictions which authorize their government. Being forced to pick between a co
by ty6853 2y ago
And 0% of them signed the constitution, declaration of independence, or any of the fictions which authorize their government. Being forced to pick between a couple assholes and then being damned for it can be really rich (oh yes you can vote 3rd party like me -- then everyone tells you how dumb you are for wasting your vote). The federal government and executive keeps gaining more and more power via judicial branch sanctioned scope creep. I have serious reservations that you can vote your way out of that, but it is driving the ever higher stakes people see in the presidential election.
- watwut 2y agoIn this case, there was no symmetry between the parties and it was very clear which one will be anti-democrstoc authoritarian one. That this will happen was clear and a feature Trump voters actively wanted.
- ty6853 2y agoI will totally agree you have a valid point. But ponder this, both the democratic and republican parties have held fully stacked power at various times since 1798. Why didn't any of them repeal the alien enemies act, which is clearly an authoritarian bypass of due process? This isn't an attempt at "both parties equally bad." I understand some people and parties use the powers in a more brutal way than the other. My point is part of the problem is the power is there in the first place. You can't eliminate that with a simple vote, nor by majority vote, and in many cases the process of amending the constitution has been made so onerous you can't do it if it's block by a minority of people (that looks a lot like the guys that signed it).