jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 24 hours agoGaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnsonwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down18
arrow-up1562arrow-down1external-linkGaetz ethics report should stay sealed because he's a "private citizen," says House Speaker Johnsonwww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 24 hours agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareSuavevillain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·6 hours agoThose checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
minus-squareleftytighty@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoPeople in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
minus-squarebeebarfbadger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoNot at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
minus-squarePhoenicianpirate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoRules for thee but not for me.
minus-squareabracaDavid@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoAn extremely fragile democracy to say the least. I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
Those checks and balances are just a myth at this point.
People in power should learn that these social contracts and norms are a peacekeeping measure and violating every single one isn’t a good way to keep the population peaceful.
Not at all. Political enemies of the Trump clan will be checked and balanced at every turn.
Rules for thee but not for me.
An extremely fragile democracy to say the least.
I can’t believe that this whole time it was just “please play by the rules” and that it was basically only enforced via tradition.
Always have been.