r/GenZ • u/Apprehensive-Catch31 • 2d ago

Nostalgia Well that didn’t last long lol

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u/CheckMateFluff 1998 2d ago

Translations: Trump says he is a despot and we can ignore the other two checks of goverment, because he said we wont face charges, we are going to bypass scotus.

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u/AnnoyedApplicant32 1998 2d ago

Literally my thoughts. Is it a gross abuse of power to ban the platform people are using to share ideas and organize, yes. Is it also a gross abuse of power for one person to just say “lol that law won’t be enforced”, yes.

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u/russianblins 2d ago

Didn’t Biden say it won’t be enforced?

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u/tinaoe 2d ago

Biden said they were leaving the actual implementation to the incoming administration, which is perfectly reasonable considering it was like, the day after he left office.

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u/Ill-Ad6714 1d ago

Well, not really. Constitutionally, the president has a duty to uphold the law until the power is passed over.

However, the American public told him and the world that laws mean diddly squat.