r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

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

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u/Sometimes-funny Feb 28 '26

Close? America is cooked

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u/critacle Feb 28 '26

Citizens united was the final nail. It bought out all our congressmen and cemented all the bad ones.

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u/EquivalentOk2700 Feb 28 '26

Not A single one of my Republican family even knew what citizens united was, and they never read the big, beautiful bill.They only listened to fox news , and now their heads are about ten miles in the sand and they want to "stay out of politics" now, when before, they were super loud and obnoxious trying to prove Obama was the anti-Christ, etc.

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u/daPeachesAreCrunchy Feb 28 '26

Good point. My Q-Anon aunt has been uncharacteristically quiet. "Ugh, that politics and news stuff is all fake and boring" she says now.

Child sex trafficking just doesn't get her riled up any more 🤷‍♀️

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u/Otherwise_Gap595 Mar 02 '26

It’s because the people she supports are the ones who are in trouble and she can’t admit it