• wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    You are giving examples in history and changing the dates to the first Trump presidency, which is somewhat confusing.

    Those things certainly didn’t happen because the GOP did not have a majority in the legislature. I agree that it is unlikely that these will occur during this term as well, given that the majority in the house will be very small, but I assure you there will be bills passed that will continue to strip away power from the legislature and grant those powers to the executive. There will also be interpretations of the law that will disenfranchise the citizens and/or will have repercussions for years to come.

    LegalEagle gives a pretty good rundown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_L3fLLG3c

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      You are giving examples in history and changing the dates to the first Trump presidency, which is somewhat confusing.

      I was attempting to tell you when those things would have happened if Trump were doing the same things as Hitler. (It’s convenient they both became heads of government in January.)

      Those things certainly didn’t happen because the GOP did not have a majority in the legislature.

      what? It did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/115th_United_States_Congress#Party_summary

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        5 days ago

        I stand corrected. My memory served me incorrectly.

        Nevertheless, they are more prepared now and the MAGA party holds more of the power compared to last time. It’s a bit like putting the foxes in charge of the henhouse - I suppose we’ll have to see where those that remain of the former GOP are willing to push back.