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kentuck

(115,439 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:07 PM 16 hrs ago

America should open her eyes and see where the Republicans have taken us...

Not to mention the war, the economy, the corruption, but look at the mental state of this country.

The people are under stress. They are intimidated by rogue agents of the government. They are stuck with an unstable leader, defended by sycophants, that threatens annihilation of a civilization of people. The American people are uncertain about the future. They do not know if they will be able to vote in the next election? Their rights, guaranteed by the Constitution, are threatened by Trump and the Republicans.

America is not in a good place. The Republicans are in control of every branch of government and they have screwed up royally.

They cannot govern and they refuse to accept reality. The American people do not deserve the trauma of a criminal dictatorship and they feel their lives are under pressure every day these people are in power.

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America should open her eyes and see where the Republicans have taken us... (Original Post) kentuck 16 hrs ago OP
Key word: "should" RockRaven 16 hrs ago #1
Repubs don't want to govern, they want to rule... Wounded Bear 16 hrs ago #2
Some people have their eyes wide open and love what they see. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #3
But still a minority... kentuck 15 hrs ago #5
But a very powerful minority, in charge of congress, courts, media, institutions. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #8
I don't know that they are in "charge" so much as they are in possession. kentuck 15 hrs ago #9
Bottom line is they have the power. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #11
Will we ever have the power? kentuck 14 hrs ago #12
Yes we have the power if we want it. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #13
would help if dems would say repubs as much as they say trump. repubs are responsible nt msongs 16 hrs ago #4
Impeachment/25th Amendment Suggestion MadMax9999999 15 hrs ago #6
Most of them claim to be Bible believers, MerryBlooms 15 hrs ago #7
The republicans have destroyed the USA Mysterian 15 hrs ago #10

Wounded Bear

(64,371 posts)
2. Repubs don't want to govern, they want to rule...
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:19 PM
16 hrs ago

Simple concept that describes their anti-democracy stances and policies.

Irish_Dem

(81,523 posts)
3. Some people have their eyes wide open and love what they see.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:24 PM
16 hrs ago

Sad reality that quite a few Americans are totally onboard with the Trump crime syndicate.

Irish_Dem

(81,523 posts)
8. But a very powerful minority, in charge of congress, courts, media, institutions.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:09 PM
15 hrs ago

So maybe not as much a minority as we think.

kentuck

(115,439 posts)
9. I don't know that they are in "charge" so much as they are in possession.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:13 PM
15 hrs ago

I still cling to the belief that they are not the majority in this country.

kentuck

(115,439 posts)
12. Will we ever have the power?
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:51 PM
14 hrs ago

And what will we do with it once we have it?

Those are big questions.

Irish_Dem

(81,523 posts)
13. Yes we have the power if we want it.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:18 PM
13 hrs ago

I am a firm believer in WE THE PEOPLE.
It is one of the most important concepts in human history.

That all power resides in the masses of humanity, in the regular person.

We can build any kind of society we want.
It is up to us.

But sadly we give all our power away.

msongs

(73,806 posts)
4. would help if dems would say repubs as much as they say trump. repubs are responsible nt
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:35 PM
16 hrs ago

MadMax9999999

(11 posts)
6. Impeachment/25th Amendment Suggestion
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:47 PM
15 hrs ago

This past weekend, the deranged juvenile delinquent currently soiling the Oval Office, Capitol Hill, America’s Constitution and the country itself proved beyond any doubt that he could very soon escalate to NUCLEAR threats– if Iran continues to fight back against his unapproved personal war. Trump must GO. Before impeachment, though, it might be more effective for Democrats to (1) Ask VP Vance and Trump’s Cabinet members to sign a “Formal Intention of 25th-Amendment Removal,” (2) Launch that process if enough people comply, or (3) If too many decline, proceed to impeach-- in a single class action--   “Trump, Vance, and all Cabinet members who refuse to remove Trump despite his proven, overwhelming unfitness to remain in office. To remove those who refuse to do their Constitutionally mandated jobs.”   This would be (adapting Trump's favorite hyperbole)  a shot "unlike anything the world has ever seen” across the corrupt Administration’s bow.   It would also strongly remind Capitol Hill that Justice is on the way. Regardless of how many patriotic Americans his criminal Administration jails or how many future elections they try to steal, Justice is coming.

Mysterian

(6,530 posts)
10. The republicans have destroyed the USA
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:13 PM
15 hrs ago

and the USA is a failed state, due to fundamental flaws in our constitution, which allowed a minority to gain total power.

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