The misconduct: telling people not to do illegal shit

What’s super frustrating is that they’re just using “socialism” as a fear mongering buzzword, and providing the worst possible examples (while failing to mention how rampant corruption played a huge part).

The bill is called “The true shutdown fairness act”, and it is a poorly named response to the republican “shutdown fairness act”.

The main differences between the bills (which aren’t really covered in the news, but you can read the bills) is that the shutdown fairness act was limited to excepted employees (those who have to work without pay), as well as some military personnel and some contractors. But it gave trump discretion about who could get paid, and did nothing for furloughed employees, nor guarantee all service members or contractors get paid (again, because it allowed trump to pick and choose)

The true shutdown fairness act aimed to ensure all federal employees and service members get paid, and prevent mass firings during the shutdown. I don’t know/understand why this bill was rejected (I’ll edit if I can find anything)

This post and this post go into a bit more detail.

Edit: I can’t find a news article with direct quotes, but this is part of the ai overview (so take it with a grain of salt)

Underlying reasons: Democrats opposed the Republican bill because they felt it would grant the President too much power to decide which employees would be paid and which would not. Republicans, in turn, blocked the Democratic bill, with Johnson expressing concern that it would limit the President’s ability to manage the government and potentially reduce the workforce.

In (I think) the 12th amendment, it states that anyone who is ineligible to run for president is also ineligible to be vice president. While it’s not necessarily clear, I imagine that’d also mean that anyone ineligible to run for president would not be eligible for any position that would put them in line of succession for president

While I have no doubt they will try, suggesting that’s the goal is irresponsible and demonstrates a lack of understanding. The only purpose it serves is to sow fear and uncertainty.

I suggest you read this NPR interview to learn a bit about how elections are run, and what trump is likely to try.

Here is an excerpt directly relating to this thread:

MOSLEY: So Mother Jones recently published this article by investigative journalist Ari Berman, and it raises this scenario that President Trump will use unrest as a pretext to declare martial law and even suspend the 2026 midterms. From a constitutional and legal perspective, does a president actually have the power to delay or cancel an election?

HASEN: The President has no power to do anything related to elections, much less cancel them, reschedule them. What the president can do is do things that could disrupt the election. So here’s what I’m worried about - not necessarily declaring martial law - what if the president sends the National Guard into Black cities, right? Milwaukee.

Neither war or martial law can be used to cancel elections in the US

While this is true for other countries, such as Ukraine, it isn’t true for America

I don’t do antifa, I am antifa

It’s also Charlie Kirk’s birthday, just 20 years later

A war will not prevent elections - America has a long history of holding elections on time, including during both World Wars and even the Civil War.

If that truly is one of his goals, it’s dumb, and he probably got the idea from Ukraine. Ukraine did it to prevent Russia from installing a leader of their choosing.

Gross indeed

Nah, just practice

It’s in the second article linked above, but the short answer seems to be this:

According to Trump biographer Michael Wolf, Trump and Epstein allegedly competed to see which of the two could sleep with [Princess] Diana first

Biden nor trump have been diagnosed with dementia. Mental decline in both of them feels obvious, but suggesting either of them have a diagnosis that they never actually received isn’t cool

Yeah, another commenter linked the part of the 12th amendment that says anyone constitutionally ineligible to run for president may not run as VP. That’s quite a relief

I did not know that, thank you. That provides at least some relief!

I read somewhere that his only “legal” option for becoming president for another term is by running as the vice presidential candidate, and then having whoever was voted for president resign. He wouldn’t technically be elected to the presidency, and thus could exploit a loophole.

That being said, I’m certain it would be challenged in court. The fact that it could even get that far is pretty disheartening

Edit: as someone pointed out in the replies, this would not be allowed under the 12th amendment

From the New York Times article:

The order properly requires the government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador,” the Supreme Court’s ruling said

It’s weird how they put “facilitate” in quotes…

Isn’t that important given the nature of what was being discussed?

ANARCHY BURGER (hold the government)