The vice president told a crowd of roughly 20,000 in Dallas that former President Donald J. Trump had said he would terminate the Constitution in a second term.

The vice president told a crowd of roughly 20,000 in Dallas that former President Donald J. Trump had said he would terminate the Constitution in a second term.

“Consider: Donald Trump has openly vowed if re-elected he’ll be a dictator on day one, that he will weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies, round up peaceful protesters and throw them out of our country and even, and even and I quote, ‘terminate’ the United States Constitution,” Ms. Harris said.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
    1172·
    4 months ago

    Those points are only alarming to intelligent, sane people. The problem is there’s a cult of unintelligent, insane people in this country.

    • BassTurd@lemmy.world
      42·
      4 months ago

      If the media focused on just this narrative half as much as the focus on Biden’s age, which is an issue, it might actually reach enough ears enough times that the not lost people might be swayed. There aren’t enough people and headlines referencing Trump’s felonies, rapes, and views to dictate. I saw a few headlines when it was said, and people just said, “same old Trump”. More people need to start speaking about it in the media as a serious matter. And literally continually refer to him as a rapist felon.

      • shininghero@pawb.social
        101·
        4 months ago

        They just need a particularly ragebait-y conclusion to latch on to. Like the fact that the Constitution he wants to ‘terminate’ also includes all the amendments.
        Including the second amendment.
        The one that’s misquoted constantly by republican gun nuts.

        The title nearly writes itself. “Trump wants to take away your Second Amendment gun rights!”

        • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
          8·
          4 months ago

          He has literally talked about bypassing the 2nd Amendment.

          Or, Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that’s another system. Because a lot of times, by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures. I like taking the guns early. Like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida, he had a lot of firearms – they saw everything – to go to court would have taken a long time, so you could do exactly what you’re saying, but** take the guns first, go through due process second**. - Donald Trump

          This is an actual quote from a White House meeting discussing the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

    • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
      252·
      4 months ago

      People who already would vote Democrat need to be alarmed into making sure they vote their asses off

        • doctorskull@lemmy.world
          61·
          4 months ago

          Yes we can only vote one time but we can also make sure our moms, dads, siblings, friends, mail carriers, etc all go out and vote as well

          • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            14·
            4 months ago

            Oh, you’ve politically purged those in your circle so thoroughly that you can guarantee your mail carriers will vote the same way you do? That’s…impressive. Or creepy. Not sure which, or if you’re contacting from the future after the other party has been banned and we are effectively a one party system?

            • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              1·
              4 months ago

              Mail carriers should want a Democratic administration as much as anyone. If they like having the job title of mail carrier anyway.