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[–] [email protected] 48 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Day One

Dictator Trump: I am disbanding the US Constitution, and implementing a new one that gives the Office of the President supreme power. Whatever the President says becomes law and supersedes Congress and the Supreme Court. The sole purpose of Congress and the Supreme Court are to support the President however it's requested by the President. Anyone that disagrees with the President will be immediately be found guilty of high treason and punished by death without a trial. Only the President can decide who is allowed to run for President in elections. The only person that can adjust this constitution is the President, and only in order to give the President more power.

Day Two

President Trump: Sorry, guys. I'm just following the new constitution that the dictator before me implemented. ¯\(ツ)

[–] mub 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You joke, but that is uncomfortably believable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I can see why people would think I'm joking, but I am not. This is the kind of bs he would pull. He's warning us, bragging, and setting us up to shift blame onto us at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Can't believe you guys are going to vote this guy in.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago

Most of the nation doesn’t want this, the problem is that the 30-40% that do are the ones who actually go to the voting booths. Worse, they show up armed to the voting centers and stand around intimidating people under the guise of “ensuring security” or some other bullshit

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, he didn't win the popular vote and probably won't again. He'll still get elected because of our fucked up rules, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

e: replied to wrong comment

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I can. My fellow countrymen are fucking idiots who literally believe every lie they're fed as long as they get it from someone with the magic (R) next to their name. The intended result of having a dogshit educational system.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I will not rob the bank

Except when I feel like I want to rob the bank

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This time I'm just going to case the joint and rob it a little.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Oh good that makes it all better then... /s

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Trump used to be a fascist, he still is but used to too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

RIP in peace Mitch

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I wish more people took after my boy Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus and actually be a good dictator who resigns like, two weeks after he’s appointed.

EDIT: should clarify I meant a good dictator as in a dictator who does whatever needs doing to improve or solve a problem in a way that strictly leaves the people better off. Y’know, the original intent of the position.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And if Biden wins, Trump will recognize the inevitability of his imprisonment and kill himself. Then he'll be dead from day one to the rest of eternity, which is a better deal from where I'm standing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't have it in him to kill himself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Good point. It's not like him to do anything beneficial for the rest of humanity.