tvarog_smetana

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[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Andrew Jackson famously paid off the national debt through a massive tariff that almost started the Civil War 20 years early

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

They know their organizations could just as easily get banned if this becomes the norm, whether it's because they accidentally run afoul of this administration or Dems make it back to power someday.

Doesn't make it the wrong statement to make though.

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

They'd have to somehow keep Obama from running, so they can't just say "third term". It would have to be jerry-rigged to hell to let Trump run but keep Obama out.

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Also makes me suspect that republicans have zero clue who they can run after The Donald. Why else would they even bother trying to mention having the guy in office after 2028? The methods to do that are either a constitutional amendment (they don't have anywhere near a big enough majority to get one through) or unconstitutional means (scary, but also way more work/trouble than running a competent candidate and winning a normal election). It would be way easier to start grooming the heir apparent if they had any clue who that was.

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Halftime show was more of an art piece than most. I liked it: simple lighting, no crowd on the field, very intentional choreography

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

A lot of these states have had Republican control of their legislatures for decades. Why exactly are their governments inefficient?

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

It wouldn't even get that far. You need either two thirds of both House and Senate or for two thirds of the states to call for a constitutional convention just to propose an amendment.

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

I wonder how they interact with regulations of the payday loan industry.

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mikhail Bakunin sounds more your speed tan Marx

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Not sure she can; she was born in the UK and moved to the US when she was 11

[–] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Or, he never intends to run it again but he thinks opponents will spend practice time learning how to defend it

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