The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.

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If he could just go ahead and have the heart attack he’s obviously overdue for, the world would be a better place.

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Why does that sound like what Ceasar did as he aimed to create the Roman Empire.

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Or Palpatine.

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Remember in the frenzy after Kavanaugh was added, when that one guy drove out to his house with a weapon in a briefcase? But then he thought about life in prison, his family, and then caved and turned himself in?

Fast forward a bit through the many mangled Supreme Court rulings and the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Crazy to think what could be different in the world. When you think about it, the entire future of American politics and culture would shift dramatically overnight if just two Supreme Court justices were to suddenly cease to exist.

Wild stuff.

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Ribbit

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Can we get an unlocked version of this news. Behind a paywall.

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Personally, I think presidents have more than enough power now, and I don’t want them to have more. Whether I support or oppose any particular president. Because I don’t want to live in a dictatorship.

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Too much. There’s already a huge lack of oversight too, as seen by Trumps term. This is basically paving the road towards a dictatorship. Parliaments aren’t perfect, but I rather have a bunch of people vote on decision making stuff, instead of one dude saying how it goes. Especially when it is apparently that easy to become president of the biggest military apparatus of the world. As it stands, the US is a ticking time bomb.

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