“The US is no longer a democracy.

[boss@xarxamontgri.masto.host]

@heidilifeldman
The USA has always been a low quality democracy, or even no democracy at all. But it was hidden. Not anymore.

[lindarosesmit@mastodon.social]

@heidilifeldman to no surprise here.

[luc0x61@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@heidilifeldman I'm eagerly waiting for november event.

[mossyrua@mastodon.ie]

@heidilifeldman

Thanks to the electoral college, it never was a democracy.

[drangnon@hachyderm.io]

@ferrix this @heidilifeldman

[hugoestr@functional.cafe]

@heidilifeldman @josh @KathyLK US propaganda frames never hold those in power accountable

[josh@hactivedirectory.com]

@KathyLK It's not impossible that he could have been held accountable in other ways during the biden admin, but your argument doesn't consider:

* He was held accountable in nearly any arena they thought they could get him in;

* Prosecution doesn't equate to a winning verdict (he was prosecuted for stealing US secret documents and the judge fell all over herself to not hold him accountable to the point where her superiors told her to cut it out);

* Congress?!? SCOTUS?!?!?

@heidilifeldman

[josh@hactivedirectory.com]

@KathyLK
For whatever it's worth, Garland was a *huge* disappointment to me. I think it's very possible that he played it too "safe," but he was also on some new ground. I'm not sure SCOTUS would've agreed with other findings and I think the thing I focus on the most is that I don't disagree that the "parking brake" failed but it's *more* concerning to me that the "service/foot brakes" seem to be out (state legislature, congress, judiciary).

@heidilifeldman

[pinoycelt@mastodon.social]

@ClickyMcTicker @heidilifeldman It was simply a correction to the suggestion that the US is a straight democracy, which it has never been

[miro_collas@masto.ai]

@heidilifeldman In truth, it never was a democracy. That's a fiction it likes to tell itself. The electoral college, and allowing private money into politics, both rule it out as being democratic.

[hakeemg@mastodon.social]

@ferrix @heidilifeldman

Really who in Congress is insider trading? What stocks and what insider information? I keep hearing this fact free claim.

[hakeemg@mastodon.social]

@KathyLK @heidilifeldman

Yes Joe Biden should have taken over the justice department and turned us into a tinpot dictatorship first by prosecuting his political opposition. The American people are responsible for the rise of Trump, 77 million people voted for this and another 90 million stayed home. Special shout out to all the leftists who claimed both sides are the same.

[hakeemg@mastodon.social]

@jrdepriest @FinchHaven @KathyLK @heidilifeldman

The Democrats were prosecuting that criminal and he had four cases going. The American people let him off the hook when they elected him. Don't blame the Democrats for the stupidity of everyone else.

[hakeemg@mastodon.social]

@KathyLK @jrdepriest @FinchHaven @heidilifeldman

Schumer was selected by his peers to be in a leadership position and quite frankly has done a great job. The Democrats didn't put Trump in office; that was the American people. Whether through the right's ignorance or the leftist's apathy. Don't forget to thank Bernie and the leftists for telling everyone that both sides were the same, without them none of this would have been possible.