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intelpug

(159 posts)
102. Constitutional changes
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:16 AM
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And in order to make these constitutional changes.. Two thirds of the states must agree with them... Good luck with that

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Congress is revealing the US is weak leftstreet Friday #1
Our Constitution is flawed radical noodle Friday #28
It's structurally flawed Nasruddin Friday #51
The two major flaws are undemocratic apportionment of senators and the electoral college Mysterian Friday #63
When the Constitution was written... GiqueCee Friday #78
Constitutional changes intelpug Yesterday #102
Electoral college AncientOfDays Yesterday #103
In order to survive, the USA needs to remove the Opus Dei and extremist BComplex Friday #82
The constitution works just fine.... Snackshack Friday #65
Then it doesn't work fine Mysterian Friday #86
Correct! When the constitution was written it iwas assumed that no traitors would occupy the White House, not in the Escurumbele Friday #89
Norms, customs, and oaths. kairos12 Friday #99
In the past, the US credit rating has been downgraded because of inability to solve problems legislatively. With wiggs Friday #80
Tbh, I'm surprised that hasn't happened already. 🫤 ShazzieB 22 hrs ago #113
In my opinion, the biggest flaw is something else: colorado_ufo Friday #87
Project 2025 consists of more than one guy. mahatmakanejeeves Friday #2
Exactly. yellow dahlia Friday #7
SOME of us here popsdenver Friday #62
History lesson anyone? yellow dahlia Friday #81
Exactly Traildogbob Friday #39
Exactly! I like your allusion. It is perfect! CTyankee Yesterday #106
Many billionaires helped, gab13by13 Friday #3
A lot of evil entities at work. yellow dahlia Friday #10
"strongest nation" in quotes Roc2020 Friday #4
He has a lot of help. Turbineguy Friday #5
Obviously, we were not as strong as we told ourselves we were. nt GenThePerservering Friday #6
Hence, the quotes. Buddyzbuddy Friday #8
Or obliviously not as strong..... EndlessMaze Friday #101
The GOP has been laying the groundwork for decades. tanyev Friday #9
Word yellow dahlia Friday #11
THIS FalloutShelter Friday #14
Well, you heard Trump this morning, he hates Democrats, and his followers just following him Walleye Friday #27
Trump was Dem for 25-30 years... OhioBack2Blue Friday #56
Maga loves him for saying that he hates all of us Walleye Friday #68
Correct Cosmocat Friday #23
Yup bdamomma Friday #12
In the end, it may be the billionaire's coup awesomerwb1 Friday #13
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE FOREVER TO FIX!!!!! a kennedy Friday #15
I don't believe it will be fixed. It will be glossed over and the rot will continue. Autumn Friday #22
At best Cosmocat Friday #24
Because we weren't really strong. Feet of clay and a rotten core. Coventina Friday #16
Our nation's Founders assumed that the majority of those elected to federal government would be honorable patriots. LaMouffette Friday #17
they thought they'd defend their own power. mopinko Friday #34
Yes, I also believe they thought the varied interests of the several states would also serve as a guardrail Ilikepurple Friday #77
We have been rotting from within since Reagan was elected DBoon Friday #18
Yeah, that feels like the beginning of the end. calimary Yesterday #105
It's more than that EdmondDantes_ Friday #19
The smart ones in Congress are dashing for the exit doors, Baitball Blogger Friday #20
It's not one guy . There are 218 Republicans in Congress and a couple of Democrats that work with Trump Autumn Friday #21
There was a whole undercurrent of Fascists ready to pounce. Oneironaut Friday #25
It was a long term plan. Irish_Dem Friday #26
Yes, it was a long-termed plan with many tentacles like an octopus. Boomerproud Friday #98
Exactly. We didn't expect everyone to fold like a cheap lawn chair. Irish_Dem Yesterday #107
Because 1 guy didn't he had lots and lots of help, by both his immediate support system and... JHB Friday #29
So fast? It took decades unblock Friday #30
It's been undermined since the Dulles Brothers threw in with the Mob haele Friday #31
He had the backing of his master Putin kacekwl Friday #32
He's a symptom, not the disease. America has been sick, declining for a half century. RockRaven Friday #33
He is having plenty of help from about a third of the population. republianmushroom Friday #35
It's a coup Blues Heron Friday #36
The American People are rubes and appointed him to do it. maxsolomon Friday #37
It's the propaganda legallyblondeNYC Friday #38
its a entire political party southmost Friday #40
Majority rules in a Democracy.. Escape Friday #41
Our demorcracy always had flaws, but we had a congress that was "for the people and by the people". Fla Dem Friday #42
It's not "one guy" jmowreader Friday #43
One Guy did not destroy dclarston13 Friday #44
Republicans are ultimately responsible Eddie Haskell 60 Friday #45
This message was self-deleted by its author legallyblondeNYC Friday #46
We weren't that strong. AllyCat Friday #47
3 answers LilElf70 Friday #48
He is just exposing the existing rot. Shipwack Friday #49
He had coffers filled by corporations. Hope22 Friday #50
"The American Dream is dead." czarjak Friday #52
One? IbogaProject Friday #53
Because at least half of us have an IQ less than 60 and will swallow his shit. usaf-vet Friday #54
The median IQ is 100 JoseBalow 23 hrs ago #112
I can't add anything to your post. hamsterjill Friday #55
He's had lots of help ... this coup was all planned years ago and "Project 2025" was only a small part of it FakeNoose Friday #57
First things first. This constitution held together for centuries! bluestarone Friday #58
He's had a lot of help Joinfortmill Friday #59
Religious Extremism... Hello America ZDU Friday #60
Because, over decades, the unpatriotic republican party had made it a crumbling ruins Mysterian Friday #61
One name comes to mind... Snackshack Friday #64
Not "1 guy". A whole political machine has been working on this for 70+ years. n/t TygrBright Friday #66
That is exactly what I was going to say. Envirogal Friday #74
I believe many have been working towards this for a long time. annielion Friday #67
1 guy did not do this. 1 guy, along with a complicit GOP majority in both houses of congress, a corrupted justice Scalded Nun Friday #69
"How in the f*ck can 1 guy destroy the "strongest nation" so fast?" Because a significant portion of the electorate is Martin68 Friday #70
We had a Democratic house, senate and white house from 2020 to 2024 that sat on its hands and didn't do anything lees1975 Friday #71
The only part of the Judiciary that's helped him is SCOTUS. ShazzieB Friday #72
You are correct, ShazzieB. Buddyzbuddy Friday #76
Willing accomplices. QueerDuck Friday #73
It's a war of many people and countries who have spent years planning for the right moment. SupportSanity Friday #75
it wasn't just one guy... mike_c Friday #79
40 year plan. Started way back under Reagan nini Friday #83
It's too late to ask Nero. Festivito Friday #84
Lots of help but In reality it's been brewing since.. yourout Friday #85
P 25 Clouds Passing Friday #88
It's actually taking longer than I expected relayerbob Friday #90
Another flaw is... debsy Friday #91
We still have the World Cup happening. Mblaze Friday #92
Putin and others have been playing a long game since 1980s JT45242 Friday #93
America let its guard down. Aussie105 Friday #94
YES, 1 GUY! Somebody more corrupt than Nixon, somebody with more dementia than Reagan and Somebody dumber than Bush Jr.. Buddyzbuddy Friday #95
Also he's been helped by Dyedinthewoolliberal Friday #96
All True, But DallasNE Friday #97
Not to be ignored (IMHO) madamesilverspurs Friday #100
not to mention his "trickle down" garbage Skittles Yesterday #108
He also has multiple 24/7 channels of extremely divisive brainwashing propaganda at his disposal. Initech Yesterday #104
Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #109
This has been decades in the making. Glaisne Yesterday #110
it started with George w bush and the supreme court decision to select him as president samsingh Yesterday #111
It's not just one guy. LisaL 21 hrs ago #114
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