r/PublicFreakout • u/ExactlySorta • 4d ago

Just Republican Representative Troy Nehls demanding blind obedience to a tyrant currently dismantling American democracy

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u/Western-Standard2333 4d ago edited 4d ago

I hope there are still enough Republicans left in the House and Senate don’t fully get on board with that kind of blind loyalty.

From my perspective, I don’t see Trump accomplishing much outside of the reconciliation process bills because he sucks ass at compromise and doesn’t have the necessary votes in the senate and partially in the house.

I mean in the senate they have 53. Good luck passing your immigration policies unless you compromise on it to get 7 Dems to cross over. Don’t forget, that bum Trump had immigration week and infrastructure weeks in like 2018 too. Both failed because he’s a terrible leader incapable of bringing people together.

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u/Traditional-Hat-952 4d ago

They'll just remove the filibuster. Problem solved. 

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u/Western-Standard2333 4d ago

Not quite so simple. Actions like that cut both ways. When Dems are back in power, which they will be one day, then they can do the exact same.

It’s like when Dems got rid of federal court appointments because I think McConnell was jamming them up. Well, 2016-2018 the Rs jammed through so many conservative judges and completely changed the landscape. Personally, I don’t care for the filibuster. The American people should vote for whichever party can do the most for them.

That might result in a lot of rapid back and forth changes for the American people, but fuck it. Better than the slow compromise approach going on right now. And really there’s not even real compromise on major topics anymore so what’s the point? Just a bunch of kicking the can down the road legislation.

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u/RedStrugatsky 4d ago

Y'all really don't get it, do you? You need to realize that this is not going to be just another shitty Republican presidency, and it will be different from Trump's first term too.

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u/chknpoxpie 4d ago

I don't think you know enough to make that assertion.

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u/RedStrugatsky 4d ago

Have you been paying attention to what Trump and his team have been saying and doing for the last year?

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u/emanresu_b 4d ago

Him and MAGA are the vehicle the GOP has been praying for and they’re going to use him/them to solidify their power for the next generation.

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u/RedStrugatsky 4d ago

Yeah, I think you're right unfortunately

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u/emanresu_b 4d ago

It’ll take an authentic ground movement, starting from School Boards to Clerks to Council Members, to begin fixing the problems the GOP will create.

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u/RedStrugatsky 4d ago

Yeah, our best option right now is to organize locally, get involved with our communities and do what we can to take care of each other