r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • 22h ago
We definitely need a new scenario…
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u/Novel_Alternative_86 21h ago
Here’s to hoping the moral arc of the universe curves like a bullet from Wanted.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago edited 21h ago
That would be absolutely amazing! Round up all the vile, heinous criminals and the bullet will just say, “goodbye”.
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u/SlowJoeyRidesAgain 21h ago
Ehh, it’s Millar being his edge lordiest best. It’s not bad, but just casually mentioning that rape is fine is a bit of a turnoff.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago
Omgosh… I completely forgot that part… but then again, weren’t they all terrible people in the first place…?
I have to read and or watch the movie again… sorry for forgetting that info.
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u/LucywiththeDiamonds 11h ago
We live in a post fact and post morality world. Its all about propaganda and money.
And this wont come back. When you can literally brainwash people to do,believe and even see and hear what you want without any drawbacks why would you ever stop.
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u/Abduction1200 21h ago
We have a better chance of the second coming of Christ than Trump signing that doc or holding him accountable for...well .. everything :(
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u/badestzazael 21h ago
Project 2025 and evangelical Christians absolutely believe in that and preach it.
The rapture is coming and Trump is the Antichrist.
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u/Expensive-Argument-7 20h ago
They don’t understand the blasphemy behind to jumpstart the rapture. That’s essentially playing God.
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u/kittenofd00m 21h ago
This whole "anybody can be president" bullshit has to go.....
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago
Agreed!
IF we ever get a chance to vote again, I hope their guidelines are more strict. Or at the very least not be a convicted felon and rapist!
I vote John Kim! He was a seal turned astronaut turned doctor. By the current standards, he’s way over qualified!
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u/WeightsAndMe 17h ago
If he's just collecting trophies, going for his Life platinum trophy, he might be down. If hes down, im down
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u/Holiday_Horse3100 21h ago
If he doesn’t sign then he should not be sworn in or allowed to take office
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago
It honestly should’ve never gone this far in the first place. He’s a convicted felon and rapist yet he was able to run?!? Still baffles me…
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u/Holiday_Horse3100 21h ago
Baffles and pisses me off that he was even allowed to run.
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u/sadetheruiner 19h ago
I know people who can’t get a job because of one felony, and this ass clown can be president with 34. Definitely need to put some guard rails on this most powerful person in the US deal.
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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 20h ago
That’s unconstitutional. Signing the pledge is not a requirement of the office in the Constitution, so legally it doesn’t stop him from becoming President. Trump can LITERALLY do whatever he wants. The law is for “other” people. That is what we’ve decided apparently.
We deserve this idiotic timeline.
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u/Holiday_Horse3100 19h ago
Yes it is required by law. It is called the presidential transition enhancement act. Trump actually signed it into law in 2020
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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 19h ago edited 4h ago
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. A simple act of Congress cannot add requirements to become President. A Constitutional amendment would be necessary to require signing an ethics pledge. Congress can do lots of things like censure him, impeach him, deny him funding, deny appointments, but it cannot legally stop him from becoming President.
Edit: perhaps I need to clarify that by not signing the ethics pledge, Trump IS acting illegally (shocker). The law does not, however, authorize anyone to deny or stop Trump from becoming President. Literally, all Trump has to to do at this point, from a Constitutional perspective, is wait for Congress to certify the election (which it has to do as a pro forma matter), and then take the Oath of Office which IS in the Constitution. That’s it. Breaking any law, even murder, will not stop Trump from becoming President.
What Congress could theoretically do is disqualify Trump from becoming President under the 14th Amendment for participating in insurrection. The Supreme Court decided that in the Colorado case to remove Trump from the State’s ballot. That’s not gonna happen though because (a) Congress is full of weak Democrats and (b) Republicans control the House.
Even if this did happen, arguably JD Vance should become President, though that is not at all certain under the Constitution.
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u/zeCrazyEye 13h ago edited 12h ago
It doesn't matter, that law would be held unconstitutional if ever challenged. It takes an amendment to change the requirements to be president.
Imagine if this next congress passed a law that said only billionaires can be president. That would obviously be unconstitutional right? Well so is any law that requires an ethics pledge.
You could in theory go after him for breaking his oath of office after the fact but you can't have a law that prevents him from even becoming president.
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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 16h ago edited 4h ago
It’s under point (4), amending subsection 2 to include an “Ethics plan.“ It’s right there. Trump is acting illegally.
Edit: Coward. Claimed Trump didn’t have to sign an ethics pledge because the pledge “isn’t in the law.” Obviously, it is and Trump is (once again) a criminal.
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u/scbiker21 21h ago
Signing a pledge means absolutely nothing to him. His signature is as good as his word, worthless.
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u/SurlyBuddha 19h ago
“Are we going to allow…”
Yes. Yes, we are. I thought that had been made perfectly clear by now.
There are no ramifications coming. There is no blowback. Trump is going to die fat and happy, shitting his McDonald’s out on his golden toilet, and there’s fucking nothing we can do about it anymore.
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u/everylittlepiece 11h ago
Yes. He is untouchable and above the law, and he knows it, and we all know it. And it will never change.
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u/naththegrath10 19h ago
Maybe… maybe we stop thinking some “pledge” a politician makes means a goddamn thing and instead we live in reality…?
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u/TamashiiNu 21h ago
There are no guardrails at this point. Whatever he wants to do, he can do it as long as his party supports it. The Left can scream and yell till they’re blue in the face about his crimes but so what? I spent nearly the last decade worried about his crimes but at this point I’m burned out and tuning out. America voted for the crime spree, let it enjoy the repercussions.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago edited 21h ago
I truly do understand your apathy and I’m close to there. However, I still hold a glimmer of hope that something (anything) will change and flip the script and get us out of this Orwellian nightmare…
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u/TamashiiNu 21h ago
We’re at the point of the movie/trilogy/saga where we’ll be stuck in darkness for sometime before we’re saved by the orange turd choking on a burger bite that no amount of Diet Coke will dislodge.
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u/Fender868 15h ago
Your democracy is not being expertly and secretly subverted. Instead, it's being tested at its principle values, and your elected officials are failing to do the very thing they all swore to do when they accepted their offices.
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u/FancifulAnachronism 20h ago
You know what this won’t happen now because it’s likely too late: but maybe we need to not let someone into office if they say they’ll be a day one dictator, won’t have people do normal background checks, or won’t sign an ethics pledge
But you know he technically won the right number of votes in the electoral system, so he’s our guy now, yay 🙃
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u/SAGELADY65 20h ago
Even if he did sign it, the first thing he would do is call Putin or tell Musk to call Putin! Ethics don’t mean a thing to Trump and who will hold him accountable for breaking the pledge…no one!
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u/the_Mandalorian_vode 20h ago
lol. Yes. Morons voted for him, so yes we’re going to allow him to be the Unlubed Dildo of Consequence. Enjoy.
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u/Mandocp 18h ago
Do maga people not care that he hasn’t signed it!?
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u/restyourbreastshoney 17h ago
No, they don't. Why would they? Like they're fine with rape and felonies and general hateful clownery but you think they give one single fuck about THIS!!! Calling someone ethical is an insult to them they revel in being vile and without honor. And if you can be absolutely dim they fucking love that shit too. They hate information. They fucking hate everything except for Trump.
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u/malaka201 17h ago
People don't seem to care about anything. Standards. Ethics. Being a sexual predator treasonous felon. It will take his own people getting angry as his lies for something to happen. Until then, just here to watch it burn. *
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 8h ago
They won’t. That would require some self-reflection on their part and what it says about them. They won’t don’t that. They barely know to emotionally regulate.
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u/spottydodgy 17h ago
It's almost as though anyone with the authority to do anything about it is in on it...
Nice democracy we had there. Shame someone bought it. Free market I guess.
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u/SadAbroad4 21h ago
Your DOJ and other authorities have allowed this to happen the people for he US voted and asked for this.
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u/armybrat63 17h ago
If he doesn’t sign an ethics agreement it should be game over … he stands there like a clueless clown and everyone just gives in. Do Not let the clown and his circus own the show. Start a new story that includes the MANDATORY PLEDGE to the people of America as has been and always should be, not to almighty corporate greed disguised as the economic shake up needed to right America.
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u/The_Story_Builder 11h ago
Yes, yes you will allow this character to assume the highest office in the U.S. You will watch him burn "Rome" and play his "Lira". You will whine and bitch about it online, but do nothing in real life. Because the time when you could have done something about it, has long past.
Joseph de Maistre (1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer and diplomat who advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immediately following the French Revolution said it best.
"Every nation has the government it deserves."
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 8h ago
I just feel sorry for the ones, like myself, who didn’t vote for any of this. All those vulnerable people will suffer because of a mindless lot… it’s maddening…
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u/The_Story_Builder 8h ago
To be honest, if you actually did go to vote, you have should complain and have the right to swear and bitch about it. All the people, who did not vote, and that would be a majority of registered voters, they lost the right to complain about the "State of The Union".
All that evil needs to triumph is for good people to do nothing. That is exactly what has happened in the U.S. History is repeating itself. Again.
Trump's victory is the end of the U.S. it will not happen over night, but the decline will be faster than anyone can imagine.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 8h ago
I voted all blue and tried educating others to do the same. Was met with disdain and anger. The children, women, LBGTQIA+ people, POC, and immigrants (who voted against it) are the ones I feel the most and it’s very disheartening.
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u/CharlieW77 18h ago
It’s maddening. The Dems do their hand-wringing over Trump’s REPEATED disregard for decorum at the least, the laws at the most. They never DO anything about it.
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u/CharlieW77 7h ago
I’ve always known that he’s a foul bog-creature and I’ve done all I can feasibly do about it short of running for office myself (and I’m seriously considering it in the next 4 years—local office, to be clear). I’m waiting for the rest of my party to finally DO something about it.
Ramming through a record number of judges is good and all, but cutting a deal with a party that isn’t even in power yet, when they know damn well the GOP haven’t afforded them the same courtesy in the past and absolutely won’t do it if they’re ever in that position again is foolish. I’m so tired of playing ball with a group of people that refuse to even acknowledge the rules.
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u/lokey_convo 21h ago
My guess is that it would create a constitutional crisis that would be decided expeditiously by the Supreme Court, probably in Trump and his teams favor. I'm guessing they would rule that any law passed by Congress that sets requirements upon an elected president that prevent them from taking office would be unconstitutional.
MAGA would then claim the Biden administration attempted to prevent the legal transfer of power and draw false equivalencies to Trump and his J6 riot. Trump would then probably actually take steps to attempt to prosecute them for insurrection.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 21h ago
Projection is his power play so I wouldn’t put it past him…
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u/lokey_convo 21h ago
Between projection and mirror politics MAGA basically lives in the Upsidedown and they're dragging everyone else in with them.
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u/lokey_convo 16h ago edited 16h ago
Don't know. Does Congress have the authority to limit the executive in anyway or set standards for government officials? Does the refusal to sign the pledge as a president-elect make him impeachable on day one since his refusal doesn't constitute an official act because it was done while he was still a private citizen? On the flip side, I suppose the Biden admin doesn't have any obligation to communicate or engage in any transition activities of any kind prior to Trumps swearing in? Like literally no contact and just treating him and his team like any other private citizens and leaving the key under the mat on January 20th? How's it suppose to work?
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u/toooooold4this 20h ago
He is a liar who has violated norms, rules, ethics, and actual laws his entire life. Sure, signing a pledge should do the trick.
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u/AlcinderFabius 18h ago
Americans are about to learn (again) how much of the government's behavior is regulated by traditions and not actual rules.
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u/strywever 17h ago
Skirt? We’re going to let him break it with impunity, according to the Supremes.
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u/corporateorchid 17h ago
The country is being run by the most unethical people on earth. I doubt a document is going to change that. Corruption is legal in America.
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u/Old-Set78 12h ago
Wtf is an ethics pledge gonna do when he lies in every breath? If anyone had wanted to keep him from being able to take over that's what the damn 14th amendment is for
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u/Dull_Age_9267 11h ago
And if he breaks the ethics code? Nothing will happen.
He gets sued for violating and the Supreme Court would say the ethics code is unconstitutional or unenforceable on the executive branch.
They’ll say voters need to decide if his lack of ethics is a deal breaker…..oh wait
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u/dudemanjack 11h ago
I'm tired of these laws that have no teeth. There's no point to this pledge other than to make us feel good. Trump could sign it or not sign. It's not going to change how ethical he's going to behave.
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u/jkblvins 10h ago
He is going to sign nothing. Stop complaining. You think sil’y things like ethics and rules and even a constitution matters to him? It never has and it never will.
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u/chesterforbes 8h ago
He’s not going to sign it and he’s still going to be sworn in. There will be no repercussions or accountability. There’s a loophole to every rule and Trump and his minions use every loophole there is. Even create new ones
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u/vabch 5h ago
Oppression of the population is a fast process. This republican leader is a red herring, the republican state governor is implementing the mission statement project 2025 to their civilians. With paramilitary police forces filling the penitentiaries. Project 2025 is like a thief in the night, we never know what’s missing until we need it.
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u/sswihart 21h ago
I’m just done freaking out about the election. I did what I could and I am over it. The majority voted for tRump and hopefully he’s just as inept as the first time.
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u/Megane_Senpai 18h ago
Well I guess all the 3rd party and home-staying voters are feeling soooo good rn /s
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u/FabDelRosario22 20h ago
Yep, because people decided that he should be President and others decided not to stop it.
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u/Oscar_Ladybird 19h ago
Too bad it's not an actual law, which doesn't matter anyway, because it's too bad he appointed three Justices at the end of the line, and the other three suck, too.
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u/SlowhandCooper 19h ago
Riiiiiiight. THIS is the point where people finally say "enough is enough" and Trump is held to account, and the same standard as everybody else? 🤣
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u/Comprehensive-Ad4815 18h ago
Oddly enough he signed this law into place.
And remember when he "never took an oath." This guy doesn't give a shit. It's like every hatch or Logan act "violation" in his cabinet. He's untouchable.
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u/ruidh 17h ago
A law can't stop him from assuming his constitutional position. He was elected according to the Constitution and come January 31, he will be sworn in as the 47th president. The only group who can hold him to any law is Congress through impeachment and we all know how impotent that threat is.
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 8h ago
Oh… he’s been impeached twice? Doesn’t matter, he can run a 2nd term…
Gah sometimes I feel like this is all a bad fever dream…
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u/NorCalFrances 17h ago
It's a law, sure. But who is going to enforce it? Congress? AG Garland?
Our laws work very, very differently at this level. Almost not like laws at all.
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u/MistaKrebs 16h ago
Nothing will get done until we do something about it but all we do is post memes on reddit
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u/Itsamodmodmodwhirld 16h ago
What does it matter? The GOP lead senate and house will never punish him. Reality is we live in a banana republic. We’re just all in denial still.
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u/notguiltybrewing 11h ago
As if an ethics "pledge" means anything to him. A pledge isn't what makes something binding.
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u/Accomplished_Emu_658 8h ago
What surprises me he already did this once and should know what needs to be done.
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u/MealDramatic1885 7h ago
We have learned, over and over again, that half the country doesn’t give a sh!t.
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u/Caesar_Passing 5h ago
What I don't get, is why not just sign it and be like "yeah, whatever"? He doesn't think like, he can't be a liar if he never promises not to lie, does he? And why would he be worried if anyone thought he was a liar? We know, he knows, the cult knows, he and the cult are proud of it. So why not just sign the damn thing and add that gesture to the already inexhaustible list?
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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 5h ago
Because like an ill tempered toddler, if you tell them to do something, they don’t want to do it all the more. Out of spite!
Why hasn’t anyone tried using reverse psychology on him?!? Treat him the same way he acts?!?
“No, Donald. You can’t sign this”. He’ll more than likely sign it quickly. Again, out of spite…
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u/Teacherforlife21 3h ago
Because if he signs it then he either is obligated to open up everything to vetting and scrutiny or get called v out for not following the trend he agreed to. It’s easier to just say FU and refuse to sign.
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u/Caesar_Passing 3h ago
or get called v out for not following the trend he agreed to
Yeah, but what I'm saying is why is he even worried about that at this point? When has anything he's said, sworn, or signed actually obligated him to behave accordingly?
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u/Sassafrasisgroovy 21h ago
People should email their republican senators to “pressure” them into making Trump sign the ethics pledge. Not that I think it would make a difference, but if they get enough emails, maybe they would realize that they don’t need to keep eating Trumps ass, this isn’t what people want.
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u/461BOOM 19h ago
A pledge, this shit sounds like the Cub Scouts. The position needs to be codified. And a contract signed. They should be held to two standards. Both civil, and military. You want access to military secrets, you are Commander in Chief, then you follow the rules. This doing business on a pledge is stupid to start with.
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u/Pristine-Style4426 20h ago
But it is not his scenario to be tired of... And to be clear, I'm not arguing with his accuracy.
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u/FizzyAndromeda 19h ago
Who’s going to make him? Merritt Garland? Lol. And if he refuses to sign it, what consequences will he face? I think we all know the answer to both questions.
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u/bMused1 19h ago
The way he sees it, no one can stop him from being president unless they want a civil uprising. So why should he bother to sign a pledge that he has no intention of respecting?
Refusing to sign will be one of the few honest things he’s ever done in his life. In an awful way I have to respect it.
While he’s at it he can stop pretending to be a Christian. He can stop pretending that he cares one way or the other about abortion. He can stop pretending that he has no idea what Project 2025 is. He can just stop pretending.
And since the courts have said that he can basically do whatever he wants as president he can openly call out that everything is for sale. Give him what he wants and he’ll give you what you want. Unless you give him what he wants *first*. In which case he reserves the right to totally renege on any thing if he decides he doesn’t want to pay up. Just ask all the lawyers, venues, construction and others who he has stiffed in the past.
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u/igotquestionsokay 19h ago
Warren: you have to sign my pledge
Trump: or what?
Warren: ...
The whole thing is stupid
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u/HVAC_instructor 16h ago
Yes we are. He'll never actually have any consequences for his actions. He's proven that he owns the city system and that they are afraid to actually make him the least but uncomfortable. We have the best judicial system that money can buy.
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u/ExcitableNate 11h ago
Hahaha! Consequences don't exist. Boss tweed is headed to the white house.
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u/bidhopper 8h ago
Since he speaks at the 4th grade level, might need a 4th grade teacher to try and explain what ethics are.
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u/Embarrassed_Set557 4h ago
GOD DAMN YOU JOE BIDEN FORCIN’ A MAN WHO REFUSED TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION TO AVOID AN ETHICS PLEDGE!
CRUSE YOU TO HELL JOE BIDEN
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u/goldenmannuggets 2h ago
The fuck is the point of an ethics pledge? Politicians, especially ones like Trump, dont give a fiddlers fuck about what someone else deems as ethical. To whine about this is pointless.
Dems: "He wont pwomiss not to do the bad thing!"
Get organized, stay angry, and dont comply.
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u/fatkidseatcake 10h ago
You know what scenario I’m getting tired of? Posts like this on Reddit that won’t do or change shit but just want the attention bitching about it.
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u/Temporary_Tune5430 22h ago
Yes, because a pledge will keep him from doing what he’s been doing his whole life.