Donald Trumpās attack on Iran may set off a showdown over the presidentās authority to declare war. The case could end up in court, giving conservative justices a long-awaited chance to end Congressās ability to limit presidentsā warmaking powers.
Saw this on bluesky the other day and itās been rolling around my brain ever since:
Our entire system of governance needs to be updated for the 21st century, but with current leadership I can only see that as creating more harm for the citizenry.
Jon Stewart did an excellent interview with Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and they outlined how her country modelled itself with the US system of government. Unfortunately, the Philippines was used as a testing ground for American social media platforms, proving that the collapse of one branch of government did not engage any checks to balance the loss.
In her opinion, the collapse of one branch essentially meant the full collapse of government.
These leader do not have the skillset necessary to rewrite the structure of the US government or the desire to do so to the benefit of most Americans. Any attempt would be a power giveaway to the wealthy, the well connected and the corporate.
The president, some of congress, and some of the Supreme clownshow, ought be arrested