Let's assume for a minute that Trump is right and there was widespread fraud and he actually won the election.
According to the constitution, no one can be elected to the position of president more than twice. This means that if he won the 2020 election, he wasn't eligible to run in 2024.
Surely some election lawyer on his team knows this, but like always, this is performative BS to keep the base fired up and angry about something.
And it's one more issue that shows how spineless the rest of the government checks and balances have become.
Like 1930's Germany, politicians have a choice:
Speak up against Trump and stop a potential world war 3.
Or say nothing, keep the job, keep the steady paycheck, and keep the steady health insurance.
Unfortunately, the choice too many people have made is; "Now's not a good time to be unemployed and without a paycheck. The wife is pregnant and we need the health insurance and the kids want a nice Playstation for Christmas."
I'll take that bet: it's not going to happen.
Even if the elections go as planned without Republican interference and complaining about how it was rigged.
Even if Democrats win and Republicans don't dispute the election and try to stay in power.
Then enough of Congress has to grow a spine and stand up to Trump.
Then the impeachment bill has to get through the Hosue.
Then the impeachment bill has to taken up by the Senate.
And then the Senate has to vote to remove him from office.
I give this process less than a 5% chance of happening.
This is a good point and I wonder what it will take for Texans to realize just how much money Paxton is wasting on these lawsuits. Or do most Texans not care because they actually appreciate the performative "sticking it to the libs"?
So Trump is upset that the BBC showed a documentary in the United Kingdom more than a year ago, and now he's going to sue for billions of dollars?
Is he really going to sue the BBC in the United Kingdom? Does he have lawyers that are familiar with British law?
Though like with his other lawsuits, I'm sure he has no case whatsoever and he's hoping they will settle with him for a few million dollars. After all, ABC and CBS settled with him, so why can't he bully other networks?
Or how about disbarring the lawyers for bringing cases like this to court?
Yes, I know lawyers are almost obligated to file any cases their clients want, but at some point they should realize these companies have logos that are completely different.
In turn, this means copyright lawyers are taking money from the client knowing there's no case.
Maybe I'm old, but I just can't get over the phrase, "your fridge will miss out on software updates", like it's running Windows.
Again, I may be old, but I want my fridge to keep things cool, so why does it need software that needs to be updated? Why does it need software at all?
This statement needs to be shared more often. People should understand that Fox News actually admitted to being entertainment and opinion under oath in court when they were sued. Yet people still watch them thinking they're actually delivering news.
Let's get it out of the way that murdering people without a trial or even accusing them of a crime is horrible.
But I've watched enough police shows to know thst you NEVER kill the guy transporting the drugs since he's a small fish. Instead, you arrest him and interrogate him to lead you to the big fish.
Where's the US navy or Coast Guard? Why aren't they scooping up these "drug runners", arresting them, and learning who's supplying the drugs?
Oh, right, Trump doesn't care and he just wants to kill people. Today, it's "drug runners" and tomorrow it'll be political enemies.
We also live in a world where way too many politicians play the game of "my side good, your side bad".
Using your example, a Democrat could try to ban child marriage and many Republicans would oppose it (and vote FOR child marriage) just because it's something the Democrats want.
Back when I had a land line, I got a device called a Telezapper, which promised to reduce robo calls.
It worked by sending the "number is disconnected" tones when you picked up the phone. The robocaller machine on the other end would hear the tones and mark your number as disconnected. Then in time, your number would be spread to other databases as disconnected, and the robo calls would stop.
Why is there not a similar technology for call phones?
But keep in mind that $24 million to Google is like $5 traffic ticket to you and me.
And would you pay the $5 to be done with the problem or fight it and go to court? Yes, the right thing to do is fight it, but still.
Trump: Democrats are domestic terrorists that should be round up and beaten and deported.
Also Trump: we need to pass a budget to fund the government. Why won't the Democrats work with us? They're being so unfair.
I was just about to say this.
It'll be very interesting to see if the Supreme Court ignores all the huge ramifications if Trump is allowed to take control of the Federal Reserve.
The Trump administration: we need to stop with the violent rhetoric and turn down the temperature in this country.
Trump himself: I hate those people and we should seek vengeance for Kirk's death. (I'm summarizing, but you know what I mean.)
The next problem is that too many people on TikTok will see the news from Trump and then start "just asking questions" (hint: there are none). In turn, this will create more confusion about whether Tylenol is safe (hint: it is).
Then some influencers will jump on the anti Tylenol bandwagon for attention and millions of people will believe them rather than their own family doctors.
"If the bullshit is so easy to refute, why haven’t they done it?"
I know that's a rhetorical question, but it's the same playbook as usual: they say it's easy to refute, but when you call them on it, they come up with all kinds of excuses for why they can't refute it.
It's like how Trump said he didn't commit all those felonies. Okay, go to court and prove it. Nope, he and Republicans would rather moan and complain about how unfair the system is.
I'm going to play the devils advocate and say this is actually a good thing. Why?
This way, when people like Noem go off on a racist Nazi rant, the whole world will see it, rather than have it buried in a printed transcript.
On the other hand, Trump supporters will then complain that CBS should have edited out racist rant since it wasn't relevant.
We've known for over 10 years that Trump is an egotistical cry baby who bullies people into getting what he wants.
In his first term, he was surrounded by adults who could rein him in, including Congress.
Yet now, there's no one to tell him "no". He hasn't changed yet everyone else in power is letting him get away with it.
The solution is to make Republican politicians more afraid of the voters than of Trump. Sure, they might be rigging elections and changing districts so they always win, but at some point a vast majority of people are going to reject this nonsense.
What happens if Trump won
Let's assume for a minute that Trump is right and there was widespread fraud and he actually won the election. According to the constitution, no one can be elected to the position of president more than twice. This means that if he won the 2020 election, he wasn't eligible to run in 2024. Surely some election lawyer on his team knows this, but like always, this is performative BS to keep the base fired up and angry about something. And it's one more issue that shows how spineless the rest of the government checks and balances have become.
Actually, when nothing is found, they'll claim there's a cover up because those mean and nasty Democrats are hiding the real evidence.
Banality of evil
Like 1930's Germany, politicians have a choice: Speak up against Trump and stop a potential world war 3. Or say nothing, keep the job, keep the steady paycheck, and keep the steady health insurance. Unfortunately, the choice too many people have made is; "Now's not a good time to be unemployed and without a paycheck. The wife is pregnant and we need the health insurance and the kids want a nice Playstation for Christmas."
I'll take that bet: it's not going to happen. Even if the elections go as planned without Republican interference and complaining about how it was rigged. Even if Democrats win and Republicans don't dispute the election and try to stay in power. Then enough of Congress has to grow a spine and stand up to Trump. Then the impeachment bill has to get through the Hosue. Then the impeachment bill has to taken up by the Senate. And then the Senate has to vote to remove him from office. I give this process less than a 5% chance of happening.
This is a good point and I wonder what it will take for Texans to realize just how much money Paxton is wasting on these lawsuits. Or do most Texans not care because they actually appreciate the performative "sticking it to the libs"?
How does he have standing to sue?
So Trump is upset that the BBC showed a documentary in the United Kingdom more than a year ago, and now he's going to sue for billions of dollars? Is he really going to sue the BBC in the United Kingdom? Does he have lawyers that are familiar with British law? Though like with his other lawsuits, I'm sure he has no case whatsoever and he's hoping they will settle with him for a few million dollars. After all, ABC and CBS settled with him, so why can't he bully other networks?
Or how about disbarring the lawyers for bringing cases like this to court? Yes, I know lawyers are almost obligated to file any cases their clients want, but at some point they should realize these companies have logos that are completely different. In turn, this means copyright lawyers are taking money from the client knowing there's no case.
Maybe I'm old, but I just can't get over the phrase, "your fridge will miss out on software updates", like it's running Windows. Again, I may be old, but I want my fridge to keep things cool, so why does it need software that needs to be updated? Why does it need software at all?
This statement needs to be shared more often. People should understand that Fox News actually admitted to being entertainment and opinion under oath in court when they were sued. Yet people still watch them thinking they're actually delivering news.
What a stupid decision
Let's get it out of the way that murdering people without a trial or even accusing them of a crime is horrible. But I've watched enough police shows to know thst you NEVER kill the guy transporting the drugs since he's a small fish. Instead, you arrest him and interrogate him to lead you to the big fish. Where's the US navy or Coast Guard? Why aren't they scooping up these "drug runners", arresting them, and learning who's supplying the drugs? Oh, right, Trump doesn't care and he just wants to kill people. Today, it's "drug runners" and tomorrow it'll be political enemies.
We also live in a world where way too many politicians play the game of "my side good, your side bad". Using your example, a Democrat could try to ban child marriage and many Republicans would oppose it (and vote FOR child marriage) just because it's something the Democrats want.
Telezapper
Back when I had a land line, I got a device called a Telezapper, which promised to reduce robo calls. It worked by sending the "number is disconnected" tones when you picked up the phone. The robocaller machine on the other end would hear the tones and mark your number as disconnected. Then in time, your number would be spread to other databases as disconnected, and the robo calls would stop. Why is there not a similar technology for call phones?
But keep in mind that $24 million to Google is like $5 traffic ticket to you and me. And would you pay the $5 to be done with the problem or fight it and go to court? Yes, the right thing to do is fight it, but still.
Trump: Democrats are domestic terrorists that should be round up and beaten and deported. Also Trump: we need to pass a budget to fund the government. Why won't the Democrats work with us? They're being so unfair.
I was just about to say this. It'll be very interesting to see if the Supreme Court ignores all the huge ramifications if Trump is allowed to take control of the Federal Reserve.
Turn down the temperature
The Trump administration: we need to stop with the violent rhetoric and turn down the temperature in this country. Trump himself: I hate those people and we should seek vengeance for Kirk's death. (I'm summarizing, but you know what I mean.)
The next problem
The next problem is that too many people on TikTok will see the news from Trump and then start "just asking questions" (hint: there are none). In turn, this will create more confusion about whether Tylenol is safe (hint: it is). Then some influencers will jump on the anti Tylenol bandwagon for attention and millions of people will believe them rather than their own family doctors.
"If the bullshit is so easy to refute, why haven’t they done it?" I know that's a rhetorical question, but it's the same playbook as usual: they say it's easy to refute, but when you call them on it, they come up with all kinds of excuses for why they can't refute it. It's like how Trump said he didn't commit all those felonies. Okay, go to court and prove it. Nope, he and Republicans would rather moan and complain about how unfair the system is.
I'm going to play the devils advocate and say this is actually a good thing. Why? This way, when people like Noem go off on a racist Nazi rant, the whole world will see it, rather than have it buried in a printed transcript. On the other hand, Trump supporters will then complain that CBS should have edited out racist rant since it wasn't relevant.
Where are the adults in the room?
We've known for over 10 years that Trump is an egotistical cry baby who bullies people into getting what he wants. In his first term, he was surrounded by adults who could rein him in, including Congress. Yet now, there's no one to tell him "no". He hasn't changed yet everyone else in power is letting him get away with it. The solution is to make Republican politicians more afraid of the voters than of Trump. Sure, they might be rigging elections and changing districts so they always win, but at some point a vast majority of people are going to reject this nonsense.