Less of an overhaul, more of a keelhaul
guns
Held by whom? Pointed at whom?
the people the fascists
In western states, quite a few of the people are the fascists. Quite a few more are sympathetic to fascists. And those who work forces are regularly the ones who burn crosses.
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X
Needless to say, we live in a nation full of uncareful people.
i’m pretty sure any society that truly wanted to fix itself would require a pretty large purge.
DOGE is a purge, of sorts. I don’t think its fixing things.
we have to stop making goose and gander comparisons. they’re sociopaths. we’re the good guys. it’s ok when the good guys do it.
they’re sociopaths. we’re the good guys
They’re sociopaths, certainly. But they’re sociopaths who the liberal faction seem content (perhaps even eager) to roll over for.
I don’t see many good guys. Only the bad and the ugly.
Trump is doing this to distract media attention from the biggest fuck-up of his administration so far, and there’s been a lot.
Well, destroying democracy is pretty distracting, so kudos, I guess.
Other way around. He’s taking advantage of the distraction to make an order that - without hyperbole - could literally end democracy in the US.
the biggest fuck-up of his administration so far
The biggest fuck-up of his administration this week.
His administration is a scandal factory.
They will fuck up and make a mess, and their solution is to make a bigger mess to distract from the one they just made.
What about the bigger mess? Well I guess they’ll just have to make an even bigger mess to cover that one up.
Rinse and repeat.Oh. Ok. I’ll sit down then. Not like he’d actually do anything this time.
Right?
Yes perhaps we should first require military communications required everyone involved be identified and verified, hmm?
Shall we sow stars on our clothes as well?
The voter stealer wants fix elections to prevent further vote thefts. Irony.
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
The Constitution leaves the matter of election of electors to the states.
So? The idea itself is not inherently bad. If I want to vote in Germany I go to the local polling station, show my ID (proof if citizenship) and hand over my voting documents (so I can only vote once, also the volunteers will mark me on a list) and I vote. And no, I don’t have to register to vote.
Your problem is that your common way of identifying is your damn drivers license and not an ID card like in nearly every other country.
Not defending this big, orange, walking, talking and shaking with his little hands, asshole. Just saying, not all of your problems are caused by him. Many of them are inherent to your political system.
I am so FUCKING TIRED of naive sheltered Europeans with functioning democracies not taking 5 minutes to read American history to see why this is quite nearly the worst possible thing our government could do. Not worst as in “oooh it’s a mistake” but worst as in intentional evil.
I read quiet a lot about us history. But our viewpoints are different on it.
Also, your political system enables this asshole. He uses your own legislative and political system against you.
You have to make sure to fix this ASAP. I know own it is hard, I know in your the winner takes it all system, and how changes to the constitutions are done that this is hard. Very hard. But what are your options? Give up?
Assume Trump dies on a overdose of lead next week, the next asshole can use the same system to try again.
A social security card is practically a national id card but without your picture. I’m a little surprised we’ve gone so long without one.
A social security number/card is not exclusive to citizens. Green card/permanent residents, for example, usually get them - particularly, if planning to/already working.
Any kind of national/citizen id would need a whole new process and require it be provided to 100% of existing citizens. Time-consuming and certainly a cost associated with the process.
It’s one of those “in theory” easy things, but a lot more difficult in practice, I imagine.
Just start now to give out an idea to anybody that reaches voting age. Don’t bother about the older ones.
It will take time, but it does not overload your system
Here we go. I guess congress Rs will bend, while the Ds just hold signs again. Thanks america, I hope this is what you wanted. Now bend over and spread those tight cheeks.
This will get shot down faster than there can even be controversy. Founding fathers would be rolling in their graves, and there‘s no way the Supreme Court can squeeze that kind of interpretation out of the Constitution.
That being said, it may give some state legislators cover to go with it.
Oh you sweet, sweet summer child…
This has been a GOP wet dream for years. States and GOP legislators are going to cram this through by any means necessary. The Supreme Court has used medieval text from completely other countries in order to justify rulings and have openly said precedent doesn’t mean shit to them. These people will cram this through and smile while doing it.
I wish that were true
But what about that president from Kenya?
