r/OurPresident • u/BlueEagleFly • 18d ago

FACT SHEET: How the Trump Administration Plans to Steal Congress’s Power of the Purse

https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-how-trump-administration-plans-steal-congresss-power-purse
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u/ryvern82 18d ago

They have a 900 page long plan about how to consolidate power in the executive branch. They thought long and hard about how to exploit the flaws in our system to bring about the end of the American experiment. Now we get to see if our institutions, traditions, and citizenry are up to the task of resisting a fascist authority.

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u/pyrrhios 18d ago

As far as I can tell, everyone is still waiting for the MAGAts to wake up and realize they have destroyed personal liberties. Which blows my mind.

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u/psycholepzy 18d ago

We have the internet and comment forums to rant on. Between that and working 2 jobs, not many have time to protest or get involved. If they say " do X or I lose my house" I'm doing X. 

The time to do something about this was when Supply Side Economics and the Moral Majority started their biz. Or when the Fariness Doctrine was repealed. Or Citizens United. 

This is the downward slide. Only the most rizzed up grinders make it from here on out. 

If they'd had social media during Civil Rights, the Vietnam protests never would have happened. 

A lot of people are going to die before US capitalists realize turning their labor supply into prison slaves was bad for long term business. 

My action is establishing a coalition in my local community to unite against local, state, and federal bullshit. If enough of us defy the law, maybe they'll do something. That's where I'm most effective.

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u/AkatoshChiefOfThe9 17d ago

Dear sir or madam, Have you forgotten our "norms"? No need for excessive legal protections. We have our 𝕯𝖊𝖒𝖔𝖈𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖈 𝕹𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖘. Surely they will protect us. /$

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u/pyrrhios 18d ago

LOL. I'll give you one guess on how this will play out in today's Supreme Court.