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I’m old enough to remember when we had 3 branches of government. Forget checks and balances. I guess we are a Muskocracy now.

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Really? I am going to do my research about the time in which Cheney locked out Federal employers, gave access to personal information to a personnel with no clearance, and gave the federal employees a resignation letter to be signed in order to continue working, just to start with something

You don't remember when a sitting congresman and a congressional staffer both died in freak identical skiing accidents on the same day, after which no congressman except Bernie Sanders dared to vote against going to war in Iraq because Iraq did 9-11?

I despised Bush/Cheney with the fire of a thousand suns. Yes, they 100% stole the presidency from Gore. But even so, they were loyal enough to America to not openly commit treason or be Putin’s bitches while laughing in our faces.

I heard about that on (the GREAT) NPR this morning. Little Marco Rubio thanked the President of El Salvador who said his country would take “American citizens” who are currently convicts in U.S. prisons… and hold them in Salvadoran prisons. Little Marco said he was grateful for the offer.

Dear Lord, this is frightening. The offer to take in US citizen prisoners sounds like it would never make it through the courts, but with the courts we now have thanks to Trump, they could twist anything around to make it fit Trump's wishes. News and online sources are nodding and smiling.

IMPEACH NOW or CONFLICT Later, IMHO. He is a lawless traitor conducting a white collar coup in broad daylight. Much love and respect, but my Fellow American- WHY ARE WE NOT IMPEACHING NOW? TAX THE RICH before they touch 1 American's rightful benefits and destroy us.

So let them be on the historical record. All of this doing nothing at all because the other side won't contribute.... at least put them on the record for their abandonment of the constitution!!!!

Preach brother . Preach. I’m thinking the same thing . How did your old party cede power to one person ?? What do these elected officials think their job is then ?? You are supposed to have oversight and equal power. They don’t even exist right now …

I cry from my nephew every night as he enlisted and has recently made PfC rank. He took an oath to the Constitution and now he has to follow orders of leaders who don’t take that oath seriously. I pray for our military leaders that they will stand against unlawful orders.

30 years of conservative right wing lies & hate have put this power grab in. Currently they control all branches & yet you imply the Dems are sitting back doing nothing? The question becomes what are YOU going to do. What are WE going to do? Easy to sit behind our screen & whine & point fingers.

Respectfully, what can we do? Protest? Call representatives? To what end? I, for one, am feeling very powerless. If the rule of law doesn't matter and is there is no judicial recourse, then to where do we the people even turn? Violence? Protest is only powerful when it wakes the complacent.

The Senate phone system has been overwhelmed with approximately 1600 calls per minute in contrast to the 40 calls per minute it usually receives! Keep calling!

I don't think this criticism is just of the Democrats. Just cuz the president is in your party doesn't mean that members of Congress don't have a duty to keep them following the constitution

exactly how it feels calling Republicans in the Senate today. Their lines are tied up with so many calls and very few of the cowards answer their phones, you'll have to leave a message if you can even connect to "THE BLACK HOLE" that is the Republican party today.

Nobody voted for this illegal immigrant. Why isn't Congress doing anything to put a stop to these illegal activities. Why is my Social Security number and my address, my health and my life an open book to this fucking traitor? What a lame ass country

Seems to me that we’ve moved past party politics and moved on to class warfare; the haves vs. the have-nots. Everyday Republicans are slowly beginning to understand they’ve elected their own demise. There’s a whole lot more of us than them! Get involved! Take to the streets in mass numbers!

"Let me emphasize: #ElonMusk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority. Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121" Robert Reich

The Senate phone system has been overwhelmed with approximately 1600 calls per minute in contrast to the 40 calls per minute it usually receives! Keep calling!

Yeah. Remember when Biden gave Kerry access to everyone’s financial information so that he could go and advocate for America to fight climate change. And then remember when Kerry had a bunch of people fired. Exactly the same. 🤡

Yes, very different situation. I have a 50 slide presentation that I can set up at your local library or convention center. I’ll even make due with the business center at a Ramada

The most crooked supreme court our country has ever had and the biggest bunch of insane (republicans) and weak (democrats) politicians our country has ever had. Musk bought felon47 the election and they are all just sitting back and watching them both destroy our country! 🤬

Sad truth. Pathocracy, also applies. Pathocracy being the rule of people without conscience. “A pathocracy is a form of government where a small group of people with personality disorders control a society.”

Voted Republican once long ago. Still do for some local elections. It’s honorable that some of you have chosen honesty and doing what’s right knowing it’ll possibly end your congress career. Its not a very good job.. odd more folks don’t stand up for Americans being fearful of that job loss.

Very sad, but true! I don’t know how it came to this. Trump is utterly unlikable. How on earth did he get elected. It is confounding and now we are dealing with a catastrophe!

To me, it feels like we have almost Zero branches of government left. The legit remainders in the judicial branch are hanging by threads. The legislative branch is 55% MAGAwashed. The other 45% is cowering in a corner.

In autumn 1990 a direct action campaign to save the redwoods launched: Corporate Fall. Utah Phillips gave the rallying cry: “The earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” Today, add "US government" to the Earth. Go at it, direct activists!

This is what happens when the executive puts more emphasis on political optics than on justice and accountability. That's why the Biden administration was the most lawless in american history -- it didn't employ criminals, but it let all of the worst criminals off the hook.

But what do the senate and congress do in the new model?? I can’t see a role for them. I think the arrow from EM to the SC is also missing. Their role is understood- to publish the decrees of the Ruler

There are several massive issues with governance in the US. They're not new but they do enable bad behaviour: - presidential pardons - executive orders - the Supreme Court appointment process After the Muskocracy, you really should look to fix those.

Federal websites are now displaying a Nine Star Flag! This is a post Civil War re-union United Confederate Veterans Flag. The nine stars symbolize the first nine states to seceded from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. YOU BETTER WAKE UP PEOPLE!

So at this point I no longer think mainstream Republicans and even Democrats will save us from what is happening. We almost need someone to rise up almost as a shadow government to push back against what is happening. It doesn’t matter their party as that no longer matters.

We need to barrage every feasible outlet stressing how trump is musk’s performing monkey. Musk & project 2025 are pulling all the shots. As bad as trump is, he’s a minor player in this coup. They’re letting him play payback, but only if it fits into their agenda. This is all unbelievable, but real.

Okay Adam…. YOUR party should be the focus of your criticism… they’re the ones ruining our country as we speak. Just hope you know that. Call on your fellow REPUBLICANS who actually have the power to do something

dictators effectively consolidate all power within their control, repub congressional members apparently are happy yielding their power to musk as he’s usurping their power of the purse & the supreme court having given trump immunity eliminated their power, they crafted an autocracy & can do nothing

Plus now the ones in govt are being seen as the infraction types preventing data breaching See you just do it Musk has an automatic data breach card clearance And if you try to stop me you are the criminals for stopping me in accessing the information A made up committee Teflon rating

There haven't ever really been any effective checks & balances. The ruling class wanted to be able to do as they pleased, that's why the entire system is unsecured from elected politicians. That's also why all of the laws target The People, so they can control & exploit us for profit & power.

And I’m old enough to remember when Republicans said they loved America, Freedom, the US military, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, and that party would never throw away our democracy and hand the country over to Putin through a non elected insane billionaire.

But to have the President, the two houses of Congress and the Courts working independently but checked by each other. That was an amazing idea. Its also messy but government by the people is. It is sad how that idea is in tatters. I really feel sad for America that cannot trust those values.

When I was young, America's three branches with checks and balances really impressed me. Canada has some checks and balances inherited from the British parliamentary system. For example minority parliaments or as they are described in Britain - hung parliaments. (1/2)

The black majority of South Africa is giving the white minority a taste of their own medicine, and Elon is upset by this. Elon should move back to South Africa and take up this fight first hand, instead of using the US government and our tax dollars to punish his enemies in another country.

Wait a minute. I thought the judicial became part of the executive when trump came in, so wouldnt that be under White House, which of course is under Muskocracy. So really just 1 branch of government now.

You still have 3 branches if you do not concede to them. I really wish Americans would stop obeying in advance. Trump's administration is very weak. It's why they have to use EOs instead of legislation. Focus on this and drive the cracks ever wider.

C’mon. That’s not serious. He has enough money left over to buy at least three SCOTUS justices. Making Harlan Crow look like an amateur!