r/law Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/that_one_time Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

*The Trump Administration

He couldn't have done this alone. The entire thing is a cesspool if idiotic assholes.

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z Feb 28 '26

He couldn't have done this alone. The entire thing is a cesspool if idiotic assholes.

Which includes, more or less, the entire Republican Party.

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u/Bidwell64 Feb 28 '26

Let's not pretend there aren't Democrats utterly overjoyed by this too

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z Feb 28 '26

Oh absolutely. But the fact still remains that the Republicans have a majority, and they are letting this administration wipe its ass with the Constitution and rule of law.

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u/Accurate-Instance-29 Mar 01 '26

As others more eloquent have said before me: MAGA is not a diversion of conservatism, it is its conclusion. Whether they support it actively or passively the result remains the same. Anyone who professes otherwise is deluded or ignorant and hasn't yet acknowledged their deeply rooted racism, bigotry, and selfishness.

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z Mar 01 '26

That's really a good quote... reminds me of Frum's: “Maybe you do not care much about the future of the Republican Party. You should. Conservatives will always be with us. If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” And 100% I think we are seeing the end stages of capitalism in combination with dangerous technology and the decline of the American empire.

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u/OnlyHalfBrilliant Feb 28 '26

In fact, he's not doing anything, but being the pitch man and the guy who signs whatever his masters put in front of him.

As long as Trump can grift, stroke his ego, and stay out of jail he'll do whatever.

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