jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnsonwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down18
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minus-squareSuavevillain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·12 hours agoThose checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
minus-squarebeebarfbadger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 hours agoNot at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
minus-squarePhoenicianpirate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoRules for thee but not for me.
minus-squareleftytighty@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoPeople in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
minus-squareabracaDavidlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoAn extremely fragile democracy to say the least. I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
Those checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
Not at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
Rules for thee but not for me.
People in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
An extremely fragile democracy to say the least.
I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
Always have been.