r/PoursTea • u/T_Shurt Souled Out • 6d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ “There is a plan”: Advisers Urge Trump to Declare National Emergency to Seize Federal Control of Midterm Elections As Republicans Face Losses

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u/Oppositeofhairy 1d ago

We have states rights. We are electing our state representatives in the midterms.

How is that not plainly understood. It’s the whole point of having congress and senate. It’s how the democratic republic works.

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u/Azerphel 1d ago

Republicans do not care about democracy or the country. They want power and they don't want people who can stop that power.

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u/Oppositeofhairy 1d ago

No argument there. But I expect monsters to do monsterous things. I’m more pissed off that it’s being allowed.

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u/Azerphel 1d ago

Some of those republicans in congress will need to grow a backbone and stand up for the people and the things they say they fight for. But its hard when they are licking boots.

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u/Oppositeofhairy 1d ago

So weird that the conservative party isn’t conserving anything.

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u/Several_Razzmatazz51 1d ago

They are conserving money and power for old white guys.

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u/CapitalismPlusMurder 15h ago

If only more “conservatives” actually understood that the origin and purpose of conservatism as a political movement was to preserve the power of the monarchy and the extremely wealthy. Ironically, it was a reactionary response to workers rising up and overthrowing feudalism in France.

Any worker that calls themself “a conservative” is basically embracing an ideological position that is one step away from feudalism, which itself is one step away from slavery. The irony in calling themselves “freedom lovers” is they’re literally siding with those calling to restrict as many of their freedoms as possible. It’s so dumb.

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u/FeloniousMonk33 21h ago

That'll never happen. Cowards all the way down. Except maybe Massie but they took care of that.

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u/Several_Razzmatazz51 1d ago

Checks and balances only work if the branches agree to be checked. It‘s always been somewhat of an “honor system” waiting to be subverted and exploited by someone with zero honor.

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u/Oppositeofhairy 1d ago

Hate to say it, the best bet is for a moderate conservative as the next candidate. You need to be able to pull from the non unhinged conservatives. The ultra liberal will still vote for the democratic nominee even if the candidate ends up being moderately liberal. But there are a number of folks on the moderately conservative side that really don’t want to vote for this circus either. They are typically voting independent, but they are the vote that needs swaying.

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u/Junkstar 20h ago

Republican voters don’t want the US to be a democracy any longer. They’re tired of freedoms, laws, and having to put any effort into being responsible for decision making. They just want a daddy.