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Michael Vandor @mvandor.bsky.social

Make no mistake. This is leading to a violent overthrow of our own government by good Americans. We are not weak, we will not tolerate fascism.

apr 14, 2025, 6:58 pm • 11 0

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kathynm59.bsky.social @kathynm59.bsky.social

I don't understand how we got here. We are too nice. We've let this go on too long to fix it.

apr 14, 2025, 7:09 pm • 5 0 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

Apathy, denial, you think you live in the best country in the world when that's just propaga nda, entitlement you believe the systems are going to protect you. "We the People," is We The Body Politic in the constitution, democracy is a dirty word. It was never meant to be a democracy.

apr 15, 2025, 10:46 am • 0 0 • view
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Michael Vandor @mvandor.bsky.social

Uh, yes, it was always intended to be a representative democracy. It still would be if Congress had acted as the check and balance element it was intended as and convicted Trump in his first term.

apr 15, 2025, 12:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. Democracy was never mentioned in the constitution, period!

apr 15, 2025, 8:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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Michael Vandor @mvandor.bsky.social

I hold a B.A in Political Science/Public Administration and am a former Congressional staffer. The United States IS a representative democracy.

apr 15, 2025, 8:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

Nowhere is democracy mentioned in your constitution!

apr 15, 2025, 8:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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kathynm59.bsky.social @kathynm59.bsky.social

The Constitution established the United States as a democratic republic. It is democratic because the people govern themselves, and it is a republic because the government's power is derived from its people. This means that our government – federal, state, and local – is elected by the citizens.

apr 15, 2025, 8:57 pm • 4 1 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic.

apr 15, 2025, 9:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

The president is elected by the Electoral College. That's not a democracy.

apr 15, 2025, 9:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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kathynm59.bsky.social @kathynm59.bsky.social

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apr 15, 2025, 9:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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AngelaO @angieo54.bsky.social

Guess you better read it again then.

apr 15, 2025, 8:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chainmailed Heart @chainmailedheart.bsky.social

Right now, We The People have to be seen as nonviolent resisters. Millions are needed. Mass protest works if enough people do it. We have to be non-violent because need our military to break to our side, not see us as enemies. Coups come down to whether the military accedes or not.

apr 14, 2025, 7:59 pm • 8 2 • view
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Carolina Moon @aozora-aonami.bsky.social

With every day that passes it will get harder and ultimately require more bloodshed when it happens.

apr 14, 2025, 8:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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kathynm59.bsky.social @kathynm59.bsky.social

Unfortunately, that is what he wants so he can declare martial law.

apr 14, 2025, 8:41 pm • 2 0 • view