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lees1975

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17. When an opportunity presents itself

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:21 PM

11 hrs ago

We need to take it. Democrats had the power, between 2021 and 2023, to make sure he never got back in, and didn't take it because too many old guard politicians wanted to follow broken prior protocols, and they wouldn't break the filibuster. We could have packed the court, got his felony trials moved forward, and expedited, and his convictions to keep him from running. But the old guard.wanted to keep their precious filibuster, and they were afraid of trump. So it didn't happen. And here we are.

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We're at one of those "never before in our history" moments. [View all] lees1975 23 hrs ago OP

Well said. We need to fix it, but how? Jim__ 23 hrs ago #1

No answer to THAT question popsdenver 20 hrs ago #9

Declaring the situation hopeless serves the counter-resistance. pat_k 20 hrs ago #11

I have not stopped popsdenver 19 hrs ago #15

It has been a seemingly endless battle against ... pat_k 18 hrs ago #16

Some thoughts in post 11 pat_k 20 hrs ago #12

"We need to fix it, but how?" J_William_Ryan 23 hrs ago #2

but also jaymac 21 hrs ago #3

The price of eggs, and... Justice matters. 20 hrs ago #7

We all saw his incompetence during his first Mtnmama 21 hrs ago #4

When an opportunity presents itself lees1975 11 hrs ago #17

Pettiness At The Top gfarber 21 hrs ago #5

In summary: Trump is insane! flashman13 21 hrs ago #6

Very nice. Mostly stuff we've already known for a while now. Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #8

There's not much that can be done to STOP his Presidency. maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #10

Some thoughts in post 11 pat_k 20 hrs ago #13

If I were a timms139 20 hrs ago #14

How to fix it? lees1975 11 hrs ago #18