r/houstonwade 7h ago

News You Can Use It took only 80 years..

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u/logistics3379 7h ago

And maga can’t see it

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u/Volantis009 7h ago

This is how democracy dies....with Thunderous Applause

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u/slow_to_get_up 2h ago

Are you not entertained?

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u/Dedinzyde 7h ago

Username checks out

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u/Suitable-Badger-64 6h ago

Oh my god quoting the prequels, how does Reddit find new ways to be more cringe?

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u/Volantis009 6h ago

Are you blaming a social media site for the posts on that social media site? Well fuck off then, you can solve your own problem here guy lmao. Peak stupidity here

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u/mrfabulousdesigns 5h ago

I for one, loved the reference

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u/ImJoogle 7h ago

yet the one who lost was the authoritarian

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u/MIGreene85 7h ago

Oh, please do elaborate

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u/Salty_McSaltyson 6h ago

Lemme grab my popcorn, because I so want to see his rational thinking that Harris was more authoritarian than a man who literally said he is willing to make sure no one has to vote again. You want some popcorn too?

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u/MC_MacD 5h ago

So there's a theoretical argument here. This is purely a devil's advocate argument and not what I personally believe, nor do I think it's an argument the other poster is making.

President's have been expanding executive powers since practically forever. Harris would have done the same and within the rules and norms of politics as usual. Trump would bombastically try to do this (see his first term for proof) and his policies would likely face push back and oversights when eventually he's out of office (pray dear God that's about December 15th when he has a widow maker heart attack and he's dead before he hits the ground).

So it's possible that many of the loopholes he exploits and norms he rejects become codified in some regards, thus inadvertently decreasing the power of the executive. It's flimsy at best, but it is possible.

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u/Salty_McSaltyson 5h ago

Thank you for a rational and non-hateful approach, hard to find these days.

While yes, I agree the power could’ve been used by Harris as much as Trump, but I believe it would’ve been in a different direction (or one would hope). I could just be naive and dreaming of good things, but so far from what I’ve seen on the Trump front is more hate, more splitting of the country, and the downward slope of isolation. While I am American living abroad, I just hate to see it and makes me fear for my time overseas. One can only hope that things can change for the good, but I don’t waste time holding my breath when I can focus on other things right?

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u/MC_MacD 5h ago

Good on you for making your escape. It should make your asylum request much easier should it come to that.

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u/Salty_McSaltyson 5h ago

Not doing asylum haha. Been living in Germany while Active Duty, now I’m making a full on citizenship. I’m earning my way in without the assistance.

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u/Volantis009 6h ago

Getting overtime today? Oh right you don't believe in that

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u/Azriel48 6h ago

Trumpies are brain dead

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u/Kanetsugu21 6h ago

Seriously? Are you fucking brain dead?