• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Many founders worried over party politics to their death beds. Their nightmare? A demagogue with such a grip over his party he can basically command congress.

    That’s what we got.

    Congress aren’t handing over power; it was already taken from them before the term. Their hands are tied.

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      10 hours ago

      Bullshit. Congress is enabling him. They could remove him entirely if they all chose to.

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          9 hours ago

          There’s no way to recall a member of Congress. They would only lose their next election. But the deed would be done.

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      Congress aren’t handing over power; it was already taken from them before the term. Their hands are tied.

      I mean, all they’d have to do is vote against the party line. Even some Republicans once had that much backbone.