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[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 176 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Our Constitution is unconstitutional!

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Its like they believe "constitutional" means "the way I want it"

[–] abdominable@lemm.ee 31 points 1 week ago

Why wouldn't it, they do that with everything else. Ask a conservative if they hate something and they say they don't hate because it's a sin. Ask them to describe how they feel, and they describe hate.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They believe "constitutional" means that thing they do on the toilet each morning.

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

By denying the Constitution of the United States in violation of his Oath of Office, House Speaker Mike Johnson is unironically committing treason right now.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So he's next up to be president.

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[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

It's more or less toilet paper now.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 88 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The constitution explicitly says what to do with this motherfucker. Stop being such pussies and do it.

[–] WarmSoda@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Good job giving away your own powers dickhead.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

At least dicks can get hard. This fucker has as much spine as a bowl of spaghetti.

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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mike Johnson is fucking spooky. I've been saying this for a few years now, when his Covenant Eyes usage made news.

He is a true believer, he's on a mission from god. He's smart. He will not care about the people crushed by the machine, as that is the fruit of their depravity in his worldview.

Watch this motherfucker. Trump and Vance are motivated by greed and power. You need to look to fundamentalist Islamic leaders for a similar mindset to Johnson.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I would think Netanyahu is closer to the greed and corruption model. He needs the war to keep his slimy ass out of jail.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How the hell can these people call themselves conservative. What kind of conservative calls for greater executive power?

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're regressive and refuse to admit it.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They're royalists but don't want to face reality, they want a king but saying that is about the least American thing you could possibly do.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Conservative means "There must be in-groups for the law to protect but not bind, and out-groups for the law to bind but not protect." That's it. They are childish assholes that only care about power for their group, and keeping other people out of power. They are the worst sort of people.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Funny, that's the same for fascists.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey everyone the Constitution is unconstitutional!

-MAGA Mike

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That tracks. They treat the Constitution the same way they treat the Bible. What is written there doesn’t matter. It’s not a thing that actually exists but a concept, and that concept “says” whatever they want it to say.

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[–] einlander@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Do these people understand that once they give away these powers the next person who wrestles away power from trump may see them as an enemy? With the constitutional power to disappear homegrown terrorists nobody is safe.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 24 points 1 week ago

But they'll be rich for a moment and get to look down on the poor!

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Party of small government everybody. If they didn't have double standards and lies, they wouldn't have any standards or things to talk about.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Getting rid of congress would make the government smaller

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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Many respected constitutional experts argue that the War Powers Act is itself unconstitutional. I'm persuaded by that argument."

I don't think he was persuaded by the argument, I think he was hoping such an argument existed. Anything for daddy Trump.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Everybody's saying it. And even if they weren't, I believed it before they said it!

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[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Imagine being so cucked that you give away your already incredibly narrow and ever shrinking powers. What a fucking buffoon.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He should, for a change, read and try to understand the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. Or, if he is to stupid for that, have someone slowly explain it to him.

It can't be "unconstitutional" when it is right in the Constitution.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He doesn’t know what the Constitution is, like he doesn’t know what the Declaration of Independence is as well. He even stated boycotting is illegal, and you shouldn’t protest against Israel.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

The reason he's saying wrong things is not due to lack of understanding. It's because he's a power-mad liar.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And I want Mike Johnson's balls removed with a falling brick. Pretty please?

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[–] Trimatrix@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

scrolls lemmy

reads headline and moves on

A few posts down and scrolls up realizing it was posted to politics not theOnion

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Mike Johnson wants a king.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

So you want a king, yes? You people sure took a roundabout way to get back to where you started.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

So when are the people going to remove them both?

[–] Drdoom2027@kbin.earth 7 points 1 week ago

If Mike Johnson wants war, he should be first in line for registration and selective service. He should not be aiding and abetting propaganda outlets to dupe the youth into dying for that "apartheid state" again.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Mike Johnson believes he can force Jesus to return by nuking the Middle East, and reporters should be demanding he answer questions about it.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

lol. a REPUBLICAN saying what's unconstitutional??

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Trump cock sucker sucks more of Trump's cock. Fucking cool man. Dems remain nonexistent. I used to think the 'we need a do over' crowd was a bit dramatic but more every day I'm finding it a hard point to argue. These fucking ignorant narcissists just soiling and eroding what our country stands for and the fact that none of our elected officials are doing anything infuriates the shit out of me. Yes I do see the benefit in Judicial actually standing up to a lot of this and celebrate their efforts, but it sdoing nothing to stop them from trying over and over and over.

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