Correct. All the chips regardless of party or position. It's the only way
US Army (Retired). Politically Homeless. There is no longer a fight between D and R, but rather one between Constitution (freedom/rule of law/decency) and whatever this is that we now have.
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Correct. All the chips regardless of party or position. It's the only way
Correct. That’s as plausible a plan as anything else.
Agreed. But his agenda goes further, faster if gets the courts to bless off on his coup
Correct, but it does help him justify deporting Venezuelans under the AEA. He can bring this action to the Supreme Court to show that the US is, in fact, at war with Venezuela and get a favorable ruling.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie filed a discharge petition today to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Working with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, Massie now needs to persuade 216 additional House members to sign it.
What about if, instead of "you", it is the law that takes away your illegal authority to impose sweeping tariffs and returns that authority to its constitutional home, the Congress?
Yay, we should be out of debt by, let's say two weeks? Good job, Donnie
As a former Soldier and a former teacher, I think this is a terrible idea. Also, I'm old enough to remember when dozens of heavily armed, well trained cops watched a bunch of kids get slaughtered in Uvalde and did nothing to stop it.
NEW: Massie tells CNN that there is significant pressure from the White House to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.
The single most important thing about this is release the Epstein files.
Harder to believe. These arguments aren't even working.
This isn't so much about Ashli Babbitt. This is about forcing the military service chiefs to do, and publicly support, dishonorable acts. It's about eroding the sanctity of the oath they take and making military leadership more ethically pliable for even worse acts. There will be more of this
I did. My apologies. I think the point remains though.
Certainly there are no absolutes. Why I said “more” rather than “all”. But there is a reason why “it’s the economy, stupid” resonates, cycle after cycle as the top driver of votes.
If you ID yourself as being left of communism, then we likely define freedom, and a whole host of things, very differently. Not knocking you, just pointing that out. Big, intrusive, powerful government, IMV, does not result in the expansion of personal freedoms, no matter how good the intentions.
This I agree with. It is the basis for my original post that got some people all spun up. I'll leave it at that.
That's the best I can do in 240 characters. But your point is valid about things are labeled.
Fair question, thank you. I guess what I mean is that there are fringes of both parties, IMO, that come across as being done with the Constitution. That "their way" is the right way and whatever it takes to make it happen is fair game. Means justify the ends. I don't think we can survive that.
If that's what you heard me say? Then I'm not going to change your mind. Have a great weekend.
Good question and I don't really know the answer. It's easy to point to 2016, certainly by 2020 (J6 etc) and was loud and clear in 2024...but really, in hindsight, it probably goes back much further.
*chill
You're sort of making my point. Perhaps hill out a bit? No one said any such thing.
The fringes of both parties have to create purety tests. It's the same thinking that leads some jackass to call me a fascist simply because I don't agree with his every whim. It's the same thinking that led Dems, not GOP but DEMS, to torch Harris's campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin over Gaza.
I believe that. And someday, if we survive this era and still have a country and Constitution, I'd be more than happy to explain why I believe that. You failed to read what I wrote about which "threat" is more dangerous and immediate.
Stop
I'm all for it. And affordable health care and better schools and more housing options and the list goes on. But I have never been, nor will ever be a "means justifies the ends" kind of guy. How we go about these things matters. But... Let's save the Constitution first eh?
The Army taught me that when faced with multiple targets, you always engage the most immediate/dangerous threat first. IMHO, both MAGA and the far progressive left present threats to our democracy and freedoms, but MAGA is infinitely more immediate/dangerous.
100% this 👆 I've long said the GOP (my old party) willingly went to a place from which it cannot return. Too many supposedly smart people have sent far too long trying to save it. Can't be done. So what comes next?
Let's be honest. You described American society at large. The $$ bottom line is more important to more people than is honor to country. Big reason we are in this mess.
There will be more of this and it's not about Ashli Babbitt. It's about coercing the service chiefs to do (and publicly support) things that besmirch their honor. The more he can force them to wallow in the mud, the dirtier they get. Normalization of the unethical is critical to his future plans
Ever since the Jerry Springer Show, we have grown enamored of other people's misery and pain. Watching the proverbial train wreck (any train wreck will do) has became a national pastime. Well, this time we are all on the train together
True, but half the passengers are cheering the wild ride.
I'm not smart. I am just your average Joe. But the minute I heard Musk was DOGE master I knew this was going to be the result. Information is his lifeblood. Of course he was going to steal as much of it as he could. And Trump gave him the keys to the kingdom
I wonder why Bill Pulte didn’t send this case over to DOJ with a criminal referral along with his selective targeting of Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook? apnews.com/article/paxt...
Correct. Unfortunately we live in a "this or that" society where middle ground and nuance gets no vote
Whatever thing you emblazon on the Flag, be it a phrase, a picture or someone's face, is the thing you value more than the country that Flag represents.
Why though? If they don't work then no one should be able to use it. If they do work, then everyone should be able to use it.
He was today years old when he learned about Latin
Not buying even that. A lot of those progressives are the ones who burnt the Harris campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin over Gaza. To me that kind of self-defeating crap is the epitome of worthless
Well yes, Congress is worthless, but that isn't the reason why. Congress is complicit
Don't we know it
No. He doesn't even get that.
Holy fucking shit
I think I'm being kind here 👆 And I'm not even a Democrat.
This correct. 2016? Maybe you were tricked 2020? You might conclude the other side was worse, but only if you are really stupid 2024? You're straight up a bad human to go along with the stupid
That's fair. I guess I would only say that GA, like any other state, would do better electing a politically moderate former Republican than a crazy MAGA sycophant simply because the Dem party supported a too left liberal who can't get elected there. But I understand your concerns. Peace.
Misread the context of your response. My apologies
Hmm. Shoot that unarmed civilian- clearly illegal Deny medical attention to that wounded EPW- clearly illegal Detain that person spraying graffiti on the Wash Monument. Legal? Ever? Depends? Establish TCP on Constitution Avenue. Legal? Ever? Depends?
For example. Without looking it up can you tell me what the Posse Comitatus Act is? Do you know what Soldiers may or may not do in every possible situation under that act? If you don’t then most soldiers probably don’t either.
Insane, but perfectly in character
One point if I may. If the pure, immaculate Dems among you are never going to accept those former Republicans who came to terms with Trump’s vile character, then the Dem party is going to be losing for a very long time. You need them. We need them.
They do indeed. Your point? Please tell me your point isn’t that every Soldier at any rank is supposed to know every facet of every law and be able to act/not act perfectly in every moment.
Haha, I’m not getting paid for converts. You think what you think. It’s cool
Unless it is egregious and obvious in its illegality, Soldiers will obey orders. They are not lawyers. They do not have the time nor qualification to deliberate every order. Not obeying orders is also a court martial offense. Let’s not put this in them
In the end, you may find that his personal politics are too far from yours to get your support. That's okay in my book. But I think you will also find that he is someone who would govern fairly for and in the best interests of, the people of GA. And no coups, which I think is a bonus.
E. Pluribus Unum, MAGA edition: There can be only one
E. Pluribus Unum is out. Go along to Get along is in
Depends on what you're looking for. Politically, Duncan is probably not going to align perfectly with all of your views. For me? I'm confident that he is honest. He stands on principle and he cares deeply about the Constitution (in the right way). You should check him out and see for yourself.
Well there you go. You answered your own question. The answer is no. The liberals would eat their own and it wouldn’t be the happy place you think.
Shangra La eh? These the same liberals who torched Harris’s candidacy in Michigan and Wisconsin over Gaza? The same liberals who sat home by the millions on Election Day? Sure thing
Um no. It was not created for that reason. The worst it did was fail to provide for the rights of Black people. That’s bad enough but a far cry from your thesis.
No need to keep replying to me. I have no use for anyone who says “F the constitution” Bye
I have mixed feelings. Whatever he has planned (insurrection act or martial law etc) he is going to do regardless. Might as well force it early so more people will understand what’s happening
You lost me at the first sentence. You’re also part of the problem you think you’re against.
His record since 2020 says otherwise. You may disagree with him on policy but you’d never have to wonder if he’d support a coup. He’s one of the good guys
He switched because the GOP is a treasonous cult. He’s running because sanity, rule of law and the Constitution must win
Been following Duncan since 2020. Good dude who would make Georgia proud. More of these types, please
Honestly I don’t think we have survived 7 months. We just don’t see it quite yet. The country ending damage has already been done though
America will not survive four years.
Clearly the next step is to ban gloves, night time and cloudy days. Wake up before it's too late people
Oh hell no, his caddie will drop dead bodies all along the route
Tell us more
Correct. And if we're being honest, it's our collective fault. We the People, enough of whom are too lazy, too self interested, too uneducated and too "it can't happen here" is what makes this all possible
It's going to get worse
In my defense, when I wrote that (clearly a joke meant to mock MAGA) I never dreamed MAGA would use that same logic as a serious argument. I guess I also failed to understand that many non-MAGA's would miss the obvious sarcasm.
But hey, he wrote in Eisenhower, so...it's cool
so then, almost 2 more terms. 😔
Tear down the wall and pave a 2 lane black asphalt road. No one will ever come across.
For everyone who is surprised or "alarmed" about this, stop it. We all knew this was coming. The FBI lawfully searched his precious MAL and he cannot get over it. Retribution has begun. Obama, Clinton, Comey, Harris and many others will see the FBI soon. Was always going to happen.
I'm surprised he isn't going with gold
If past (negotiations between Trump and literally everyone ever) is prologue, the forthcoming tweets about St Peter will be epic
According The Onion (not long ago): The NRA is embarrassed to admit that it forgot to do the thing that it spent decades telling us it was created to do
We're about to find out if that's true.
Never in a million years would I have thought to see the US and Russia stand together against Europe and NATO. But that’s what is happening.
Is this shaping up to be Russia and The United States on one side of the table and Ukraine, NATO and the EU on the other? Oh my, how far we have fallen is so short of time
There once were the files of Epstein In them, Donald Trump was oft seen As he now meets with Putin You don’t need to be Isaac Newton To see it’s all part of a smokescreen.
Plausible
Yeah, this 👆 is pretty much where I end up.
Oh man, you beat me to it. Endorsed
The only foolproof way to keep hurricanes away is to board up all windows, put all outdoor furniture at the bottom of the pool, stock upon fresh water, canned food batteries, gasoline and a very expensive generator. Do these things now and no hurricane will come within 500 miles
What price would he demand to sell out Alaska seems to be as pressing a question
It gives me great comfort to know this person is making the most critically important hiring and firing decisions in the US Government. We should all sleep soundly tonight. 🙄
Not 100% sure, but I think that is what OP is saying. My reply to him was not clear and it sounded like I was saying T is counting on us remaining peacefully, when I meant the opposite.
I meant he is counting on there being a flash/tipping point somewhere that "justifies" his use of military and allows him to implement even more draconian measures of control.
He is counting on it
Release the Epstein files.
Shame on all of you for mocking Sarah Palin. She was right about everything
Pardon me?
Our stupidity was so vast, and we broke the system so badly that if you make us try and fix it, it will break even more. Art of the Deal