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[–] [email protected] 164 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Love when elected officials don't show up why is it the chairs are almost always all empty

[–] bassomitron 139 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because we're living through the collapse of the American empire where the majority of politicians are blatantly corrupt and no longer care about hiding it.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nah, we're about to see the beginning of the American empire.

[–] Ghostalmedia 44 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Careful, if trump gets into office you might legally see his unlimited power

[–] Ghostalmedia 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At what point does his vice president throw him off a walkway on the Death Star?

[–] TheLadyAugust 28 points 5 months ago (4 children)

If the vice president kills him, and they become the president. Was it an official act making them immune?

[–] samus12345 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They weren't president when they did it, so no. But the new president could just pardon himself if the GOP approved of the assassination, since the 6 SCROTUS's would say it's legal to do so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"I will make it legal." -Future VP becoming President

[–] samus12345 3 points 5 months ago

SCROTUS: "It benefits the GOP regime, so we'll allow it."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Incapacitate the president, invoke 25th, then proceed with immunity

Edit: NOT LIKE THAT

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

One club with a wrench... "I hear by invoke the 25th" next club, ahem, that was an official act.

[–] Restaldt 3 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

He could have you killed for that comment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This did not age well

[–] Thcdenton 2 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

In the classical sense of the word imperialism there's already been a lot of the American Empire.

[–] RagingRobot 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

To be fair they should just work most of their time from home on zoom and stay in their own states so they can be closer to their constituents. Going to DC is great and necessary but with modern technology they should be way closer to their constituents than they are. That's just my opinion though and what do I know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I agree with the idea, but I highly doubt this is why they are not there in practice. I could be wrong as this is just purely speculative on my part, but I don't have a lot of faith in most US politicians.

[–] neclimdul 2 points 5 months ago

It's actually even simpler. The whole building has wired feeds of the floor. So you can work from your office in the building or nearby, watch everything, and only come to the floor to vote.