@lovelylovely fortunately that's not how the US government works, as it has checks and balances to make sure nobody can do that even if they want to.
Or to put it a different way, yeah people have been crying wolf about that sort of thing for a long time, and this is just more crying wolf.
Believe it or not, sometimes politicians make promises that they can't keep, sometimes because they're dishonest and sometimes because they're too damn stupid to know what they're talking about.
Many conservatives fall for this kind of stuff. That doesn't mean we should too.
@volkris @lovelylovely
Sure.
But a promise of "a plan to reshape the executive branch of the U.S. federal government in the event of a Republican victory in the 2024 United States presidential election...that seeks to recruit tens of thousands of conservatives to Washington, D.C. to replace existing federal civil service workers it characterizes as the "deep state," is hardly "crying wolf".
Should we contact the FAA about a politician promising to waive his arms and fly around the room?
These are politicians making empty promises that are not possible to keep. They are either liars or they are too damn stupid to know how the government works.
Why not call them out for being incompetent instead of promoting it as a serious promise, that also helps gain them more support from their base in the process?
Yes, this is crying wolf. They weren't able to fulfill those promises last time, because they were impossible given the way the US government works, and they won't be able to fulfill those promises next time, because again that's not how the government works.
The more we take this seriously the more we play into their hands and the more we increase their chances of getting elected.
Call them out for lying to their supporters. That's the best way to counter this stuff.
@volkris @lovelylovely
"...They weren’t able to fulfill those promises last time, because they were impossible given the way the US government works, and they won’t be able to fulfill those promises next time, because again that’s not how the government works..."
Oh...okay.
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It's a good thing there aren't any organizations with millions of dollars looking to change the way the government works...oh...wait...
And the nice thing is that it doesn't matter how much money you have, you still can't alter the simple facts that provide checks and balances in the US government.
Millionaires can waste their money all they want if they want to, but it doesn't change the facts.
All the rest is kooky conspiracy theory meant to manipulate people who don't know their civics.
Dude...
Stacking the Supreme Court to change laws that remove checks and balances isn't a conspiracy theory. It's very much a reality.
Ask any chick trying to get an abortion in red states.
And the Koch Bros. most certainly know how to spend their cash. The Federalist Society if very real. Ask the Judge Thomas.
Why do I get the feeling you're arguing in Bad Faith...?
@clintruin I like how you motioned to a conspiracy theory when saying it wasn't a conspiracy theory.
But you're bringing up easily debunkable parts of the theory.
Stacking the Supreme Court? No, the Court remains at nine members passed through the nomination and consent process. There's been no stacking.
Change laws? No, SCOTUS doesn't have the authority to change laws. Wrong branch of government. That's the legislative branch.
Remove checks and balances? No, checks and balances are alive and well, see for example SCOTUS not being able to change laws, that's the legislative branch.
The conspiracy theory you've been sold just doesn't match reality in front of us.
And you're STILL going back to the well of making things about personality instead of substance.
