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Irish_Dem

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7. The guardrails and political will are gone.

Reply to MadameButterfly (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 1, 2025, 07:00 AM

Feb 2025

The US congress, judiciary, media have made it clear they will not touch Trump.

2/3's of the American people are MAGAs or don't care what Trump does.

That leaves only 1/3 of Americans who may care, but they don't have the power to change anything.
There is no leadership or plan.

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Is there no way to sue the government [View all] MadameButterfly Feb 2025 OP

In a democracy the voters are allowed to vote out democracy? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1

Been thinking the same. Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #3

Democracy is too slow MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #5

The guardrails and political will are gone. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #7

2/3? Less than half voted for him MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #9

The facts are the facts. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #11

POSUS slithered in by extremely slim margin Humane human Feb 2025 #14

Since Musk is acting president but not the president Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #2

A lot of important people must be pondering similar questions /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #4

I hope so, but where are they? MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #6

It does not appear important people are doing anything right now. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #8

Let's look a little deeper bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #10

where is the panic and pushback Humane human Feb 2025 #12

Because a depressingly large slice of the population doesn't mind seeing the federal government scaled back Amishman Feb 2025 #13

They might have a different opinion when government MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #15