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2. If somehow democrats took over today, we'd have a hell if a lot of work to do, but we could recover.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2025, 09:55 AM

May 1

But we're not even 8% into his term, assuming he actually leaves at the end of it. It would take a miracle to remove him, and even if we did, like-minded republicans would still be in charge.

When eventually we get the chance to rebuild, we have to do more than rebuild what we had. We have to fix the defects that allowed for such tyranny. Ensuring everyone can actually vote and have their vote properly counted, for starters.

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If somehow democrats took over today, we'd have a hell if a lot of work to do, but we could recover. unblock May 1 #2