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[ElChupacabra]

So, are you getting ready for another No Kings rally?
Because we all know how the first one was so effective.

I am and will be heading out shortly. It's a nice day out here, and it should be a good event. Myself and others worked with some local businesses to set up some food sections so hopefully all goes well. Exercising one's right to demonstrate/protest is always a good thing. Now as for your ankle biting meme, it's such weak sauce and the reasons why have already been debated ad nauseam. We could go down the road of all the nepo hires this administration's made that fly in the face of meritocracy, but I'm sure you'll just flounce as usual.

 

[pedex]

Ironically, countries with kings don't let allow any protests called no Kings Day.

Are they setting up free speech zones so the protests can't be seen or heard like at party conventions?

 

[ElChupacabra]

Ironically, countries with kings don't let allow any protests called no Kings Day.

Good point, which is why the protest is against the idea of a monarchy or anyone with absolute power. Thanks for finally figuring some of this out! Bienvenue!

 

[anatta]

Too late.

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised.

www.pbs.org

CBS said the July move was made for financial reasons,
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do you not understand suing is not the same as censorship? the former is legit, the later is Ministry of Truth garbage

 

[ElChupacabra]

well a POTUS is subject to checks and balances. Congress has long abrogated that role.
Scotus doesn't want in on separation of powers cases just because Congress wont play their role

Yep, and that's been a bi-partisan led erosion. However, this administration's going hard on this with a Congress that's basically sitting most things out.

 

[lynnwinslow]

So, are you getting ready for another No Kings rally?
Because we all know how the first one was so effective.

You're trying to equate a party issue with a Federal governance issue. That is disingenuous.

The No Kings protests are not about policy or party. They are about the shift away from rules based government toward a government based on personal loyalty, self interest and disregard for institutional norms.

 

[anatta]

Yep, and that's been a bi-partisan led erosion. However, this administration's going hard on this with a Congress that's basically sitting most things out.

you cant blame a POTUS -any POTUS- for glomming up powers not asserted by Congress. Congress can stop it. they dont

 

[j brown's body]

Ironically, countries with kings don't let allow any protests called no Kings Day.

They got to start somewhere.

 

[ElChupacabra]

CBS said the July move was made for financial reasons,
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do you not understand suing is not the same as censorship? the former is legit, the later is Ministry of Truth garbage

The effect can be the same though. if one threatens harm of some form to prevent people from speaking freely, then it's the "non-legit" variety.

 

[Callen]

well a POTUS is subject to checks and balances. Congress has long abrogated that role.
Scotus doesn't want in on separation of powers cases just because Congress wont play their role

This time is very different. Johnson and the GOP House are voluntarily handing their power to Trump because to go against him is a career ending and maybe even life ending move. Think about that ......in a government where certain powers are vested by the Constitution in Congress, the congresspersons are fearful of executing their oath of duty because they fear retribution from the President.....yes no Kings is a good term.

 

[ElChupacabra]

you cant blame a POTUS -any POTUS- for glomming up powers not deployed by Congress. Congress can stop it. they dont

Sure you can, especially when that POTUS openly calls for Congress to act as its right arm.

 

[anatta]

This time is very different. Johnson and the GOP House are voluntarily handing their power to Trump because to go against him is a career ending and maybe even life ending move. Think about that ......in a government where certain powers are vested by the Constitution in Congress, the congresspersons are fearful of executing their oath of duty because they fear retribution from the President.....yes no Kings is a good term.

you are ignoring the fact Congress gets elected. They have powers. if for whatever reason ( and I dont agree with yours -but so be it) they will not assert such..POTUS will. "nature abhors a (power) vacuum "

 

[anatta]

Sure you can, especially when that POTUS openly calls for Congress to act as its right arm.

what? POTUS can't lobby for his agenda?

 

[Callen]

you are ignoring the fact Congress gets elected. They have powers. if for whatever reason ( and I dont agree with yours -but so be it) they will not assert such..POTUS will. "nature abhors a (power) vacuum "

You honestly don't think that the GOP Congresscritters are afraid of Trump and what he might so if they cross him? Really?

 

[j brown's body]

well a POTUS is subject to checks and balances. Congress has long abrogated that role.
Scotus doesn't want in on separation of powers cases just because Congress wont play their role

Congress and the Supreme Court are afraid of Trump. Legislators worry about Trump fomenting a primary threat and Justices fear he will ignore their decisions. Bot are intimidated by Trump's mobs threats of violence.

'Retaliation is real': Why Republicans in Congress won't stand up to Trump

Sen. Lisa Murkowski told voters in Alaska that she's anxious about using her voice in Washington "because retaliation is real." The panel discusses why Republicans are still afraid to stand up to President Trump.

www.pbs.org

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/supreme-court-trump-tread-carefully-kagan

 

[j brown's body]

You honestly don't think that the GOP Congresscritters are afraid of Trump and what he might so if they cross him? Really?

I doubt it comes up much on Fox News.

 

[trixare4kids]

lovely. the crazies join the LW crowd. Maybe do a "no stupidity" march instead

Much too late. Some can't even figure out which T-shirt to pull from their closets but they'll be there to make their voices heard.

 

[trixare4kids]

lovely. the crazies join the LW crowd. Maybe do a "no stupidity" march instead

Our No Kings rally back in November was way better!

 

[ModernDiogenes]

You're simply rallying against Trump ...

Not rallying against Trump, though he is well worth rallying against. He is a despicable human being. His words, actions and a life time record of bad acts well documented speak directly to that.

What is being protested against is the notion that the U.S. of A. is no longer to be a Constitutional Republic, with three separate but equal branches of government. What is being protested against is the idea that a President can eradicate the power of the two other branches of that government, unifying it all under the Executive. What is being protested against is the idea that any sitting President is above the law and may act without consequence for violation of the law: be that law usurping of power, violation of the Emoluments Clause, or the attempt to cause cessation of the 4th, 5th, 8th and 14th Amendments.

We have separate but equal powers. This has not changed.

Really? Can't prove that by what I am witnessing. Johnson grovels. Thune is a rubber stamp. SCOTUS is pocketed. Outside agency is threatened into compliance.

People like you just don't like anything the courts say which rule for President Trump or recognize that he also won the House.

This former Republican, still an actual fiscal Conservative, has no trouble recognizing that MAGA folk, acting against their own best interests, gave Trump the Congress. What I object to is in his knowing he is apt to lose it in 2026 the blatant attempting to rig the midterms with gerrymandering and election law change that cripples legitimate competition of competing political thought.

 

[roberthughey]

So, we’re supposed to believe that pro Palestinian groups are infiltrating the protest to do something terrible….

When the Palestinian people are closer than they have been in the past 80 years to getting Israel’s boot off their necks and the “king” in question is trump, who just wants the Nobel?

Seriously?

Do y’all ever think about anything you’re told to believe?

That's bullshit.

Infiltrating?

They are welcomed i9n with open arms.

 

[trixare4kids]

Not rallying against Trump, though he is well worth rallying against. He is a despicable human being. His words, actions and a life time record of bad acts well documented speak directly to that.

Who are you trying to convince? The election is over. He won. So, obviously, the voters do not agree with you.

What is being protested against is the notion that the U.S. of A. is no longer to be a Constitutional Republic, with three separate but equal branches of government.

The USA is a Constitutional Republic. Not sure who has told you that we are no longer three but separate but equal branches of government, but they're wrong.

What is being protested against is the idea that a President can eradicate the power of the two other branches of that government, unifying it all under the Executive.

This is crazy thinking. The idea that you truly believe Trump has eradicated the power of two other branches of government. It t'aint so.

What is being protested against is the idea that any sitting President is above the law and may act without consequence for violation of the law: be that law usurping of power, violation of the Emoluments Clause, or the attempt to cause cessation of the 4th, 5th, 8th and 14th Amendments.

No president is about the law.

Really? Can't prove that by what I am witnessing. Johnson grovels. Thune is a rubber stamp. SCOTUS is pocketed. Outside agency is threatened into compliance.

No, seems more like you want the power to be concentrated into the hands of those who did not win or have the majority in the SC. Johnson is telling it to you straight up. YOU lost the election. Elections have consequences, so what he is saying is for the disgruntled to "suck it up buttercups."

This former Republican, still an actual fiscal Conservative, has no trouble recognizing that MAGA folk, acting against their own best interests, gave Trump the Congress.

IYO They obviously are not going to bow to your demands. Free and fair elections. Ain't it lovely?

What I object to is in his knowing he is apt to lose it in 2026 the blatant attempting to rig the midterms with gerrymandering and election law change that cripples legitimate competition of competing political thought.

All your posts sound the same. From where do you draw the faux?

 

[trixare4kids]

lovely. the crazies join the LW crowd. Maybe do a "no stupidity" march instead

Or maybe do a NO Autopens march....

 

[ModernDiogenes]

Who are you trying to convince? The election is over. He won. So, obviously, the voters do not agree with you.

What does that have to do with the election and who won it? King George was decidedly King when Bostoners where dumping tea into the harbor.

The protest isn't about who won an election. It is about what is taking place since that election.

The USA is a Constitutional Republic. Not sure who has told you that we are no longer three but separate but equal branches of government, but they're wrong.

Really? The Senate blocks hearings on candidates from the Democratic Party while holding hearings on its own candidates, thus usurping the power of the Executive when it is being held by "the other side" from making appointments to that body, then that SCOTUS passes judgement that Trump is above the law, Trump then breaches due process in immigration law proceedings, violates the Emoluments Clause even more so than in his first term, and any and all manner of other actions messing with the Constitution - including the creation of a greater than Cabinet level posting for a body never vetted through the Senate, DOGE.

This is crazy thinking. The idea that you truly believe Trump has eradicated the power of two other branches of government. It t'aint so.

I just suggested how it is so.

No president is about the law.

Really? Then how is it that Trump is actually a billionaire now from the sale of crypto coin and real estate transactions with Arab potentates when that is clearly a violation of the Emoluments Clause?

IYO They obviously are not going to bow to your demands. Free and fair elections. Ain't it lovely?

What is free or fair about gerrymandered elections where Trump is outright stating, hey states fix it for me that I do not lose the Congress come 2026 no matter what the popular vote may be?

All your posts sound the same. From where do you draw the faux?

All my posts speak to MAGA ability to DISCERN the public record's clear portrait of Trump as a person of vastly inferior ethics and despicable character. It is all right there in that public record. The swindling. The adultery. The f##king over of family members. The breaching of contracts. The fraudulent charity. The fraudulent university. It all really happened.

 

[trixare4kids]

You're trying to equate a party issue with a Federal governance issue. That is disingenuous.

The No Kings protests are not about policy or party. They are about the shift away from rules based government toward a government based on personal loyalty, self interest and disregard for institutional norms.

The No Kings protests are about your team not having any power and their rules for thee but not for me unending, unfounded bunk, and gameplaying. They crave power and lost legit ideas on how to return credibility to themselves, so they continue on with their clown car charades that their shit don't stink. I think it's funny in a very sad sort of way.

They pretend to be for eroding democratic guardrails when in fact their actions, past and present, demonstrate the very opposite.

There is no authoritarian power grab. It's just another of the Democrats' funded hoaxes to grab votes for their own loss of power. There is no place for Kings in a democracy, and if there were Kings in this democracy, there would be no rally allowed for the butthurts who didn't get their way last November. That's a fact. The congressional Democrats would be best to vote to reopen the government. That might earn them some much needed street credibility. Instead, these marches will be seen has funding orchestrated faux chaos.

If the Democrats really cared about the Constitution, they'd earnestly work on building a better image for their own party instead of playing games of squirrel.

edited spelling and text above.

 

[trixare4kids]

What does that have to do with the election and who won it? King George was decidedly King when Bostoners where dumping tea into the harbor.

The protest isn't about who won an election. It is about what is taking place since that election.



Really? The Senate blocks hearings on candidates from the Democratic Party while holding hearings on its own candidates, thus usurping the power of the Executive when it is being held by "the other side" from making appointments to that body, then that SCOTUS passes judgement that Trump is above the law, Trump then breaches due process in immigration law proceedings, violates the Emoluments Clause even more so than in his first term, and any and all manner of other actions messing with the Constitution - including the creation of a greater than Cabinet level posting for a body never vetted through the Senate, DOGE.



I just suggested how it is so.



Really? Then how is it that Trump is actually a billionaire now from the sale of crypto coin and real estate transactions with Arab potentates when that is clearly a violation of the Emoluments Clause?



What is free or fair about gerrymandered elections where Trump is outright stating, hey states fix it for me that I do not lose the Congress come 2026 no matter what the popular vote may be?

All my posts speak to MAGA ability to DISCERN the public record's clear portrait of Trump as a person of vastly inferior ethics and despicable character. It is all right there in that public record. The swindling. The adultery. The f##king over of family members. The breaching of contracts. The fraudulent charity. The fraudulent university. It all really happened.

As I've previously mentioned to you above, all your posts sound the same. Convince all these uneducated, ill-informed Magas to listen to you. I'm done.