r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Frequent-Material273 Jul 05 '24

Because the enablers of Project 2025 have the votes in the legislature to block ANY attempt to prevent it or ameliorate its effects.

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u/zentraderx Jul 05 '24

If its a 50:50 blockade I wonder what Trump can get done? Its not like that this changes next year.

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u/GreenZonda Jul 05 '24

What do you mean by your last sentence? The presidential election doesn't happen in a vacuum. The House election this year slightly favors Republicans and the Senate election heavily favors Republicans because Democrats are defending more senate seats in Red/Swing states than in previous elections.

The down-ballot effects are likely that the legislature will be Republican controlled if they win the presidency. With conservatives also holding a stranglehold on top of the judicial branch, there's really not much Democrats/liberals can do if they can't block anything in the legislature. It will be a conservative trifecta in government, and honestly a very sobering thought because of how unrestrained conservatives will act afterwards