John Thune - Democracy Greatest Hope

The second he crosses Trump, the knives will come out.

 

as they should

 

I thought he already said he’d favor recess appointments and fully support Trump’s MAGA policies.

 

The filibuster is likely staying, so looks like another 4 years of tax cuts & policy via budget reconciliation, confirming 20 year old judges the federalist society thinks are too extreme and unqualified, bipartisan agreements on the worst shit possible (arming proxy states for endless war, reupping the police/security state and its powers, etc) and creative use of executive power by a guy who thinks he has complete immunity.

 

Did we vote on establishing a monarchy?

 

If we had, the three branches wouldn't matter. Monarchy has only one branch.

John Thune was a good choice for Majority Leader. He comes out of 1994 and the Contract With America, when fiscal responsibility was central to the GOP takeover. Not saying we will get back to surpluses, but it's a refreshing pick in 2024.

 

Indeed. Which is the point. If the election meant that one person should control all aspects of government, seems pretty much like we elected a Monarch.

 

But you want the President to control all of those bodies, apparently.

 

He did.

 

A party having won all three branches via elections in nothing new. What sets this apart is the idea that there are not checks and balances and no guardrails. He can do whatever the hell he wants and no one can stop him from doing just that.

 

So your claim is that the American people want a monarchy in which one person runs all policy-making branches of the government?

 

They wanted their orange emperor and they will soon have him.