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Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to serve as president.

Biden’s announcement came after more than two weeks of Democrats urging him to withdraw from the race. Nearly three dozen lawmakers had publicly called on him to end his reelection bid. Others had voiced concerns privately about what the ramifications would be for down-ballot Democrats if he remained in the race. When the president heeded those concerns, Democrats called it a selfless move.

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[–] [email protected] 195 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who cares what the Republikkkans say?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 months ago

Putting equal emphasis on the opinions of both sides is what got us in this fuckhole to begin with. No matter how niche a voice, your opinion matters equal on any and all topics including reproductive health and climate mechanics.

[–] [email protected] 166 points 3 months ago (4 children)

"That 81 year old is way too old for the job, vote for our 78 year old!" is a bold strategy

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That’s the best part. Why is trump even running… he looks so tired.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Because his options literally are win or go to jail

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Especially when he'll be older in 2028 than Biden is now.

Although I'll wager the job is harder on Biden than it is on Trump, on the grounds that Trump doesn't actually bother to do it. He just played golf and signed shit for other people without looking at it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

What do you mean? That's 30 years of difference? \s

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Do Republicans just want to destabilize the country until it’s destroyed?

[–] [email protected] 102 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Literally yes. That is fascism. Palingenetic ultranationalism.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 71 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

destroy it and then rebuild it according project 2025, sounds on brand.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago

I don’t think they want to put the time or effort into rebuilding anything.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Koch brother's plan was to invest in state races to win enough legislatures and governors to call a new constitutional convention, and have enough anarcho-capitalist stooges to formally reshape the country as their libertarian oligarchy utopia where the rest of us are just indentured serfs.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago

Yeah bro, where you been?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

They just want to destabilize it until they can steal power, but if anything gets destroyed along the way they'll just blame the libs

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Since Nixon

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Conservatives will turn to authoritarianism when democracy doesn't work for them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

They did that a long time ago so why are you phrasing this like it's a future transition?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Yes they do.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

A bunch of small to midsized private company owners want to destabilize the federal government so that they only have to deal with state level regulations. These are the types of companies that you have never heard of or didn't realize they weren't publicly traded.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Maga people sure do.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

I hope biden passes a few 'Official Acts' before he heads out.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unless he resigns, he’s still president until January 20, 2025. So we will see; he’s got nothing to lose, AND presidential immunity.

Usually I’d say someone in his position has absolutely nothing to lose, but being he’s such a … typical guy, he won’t do anything and go down in history as a footnote.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Well if Harris is running couldn't any unpopular thing that Biden does potentially be tied to her?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Repeat after me: “I condemn President Biden dropping Clarence Thomas into a dildo shredder, but I respect the supreme court decision of total presidential immunity.”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

After election day, does it matter?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

Like sending a few choice SCOTUS judges to gitmo

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Republicans were calling for President Elect Biden to resign even while their leader was staging a violent coup to end the Republic.

The fascist GOP can get fucked. What they want should be irrelevant and their very presence opposed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

From a foreigner, this is undoubtedly true, unless you goal is secretly to have a king.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Given our Supreme Court ruling that a US president can't commit crimes, they're not being very secret about their goal of making the US a dictatorship.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago

The republicans want Biden to resign so they can immediately attack Harris for simutaneously having no record and attack anything she attempts to accomplish.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (11 children)

If he had resigned that would have put in Harris as the incumbent and given her a big boost. Do they really want that?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago

They're flinging bad faith criticisms at the wall and seeing what sticks, they haven't thought that far ahead

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

They are currently in the position to force through their pick of a VP.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (5 children)

So Republicans want to make Harris the first woman president asap? How progressive of them.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

If Joe Biden resigned the republicans would say "not enough! You have to commit sepukku on live TV! COWARD!"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Yeah I bet the want him to resign. Untethered by reelection he might actually do something they don’t like.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can't satisfy it Republicans so don't bother trying. Well, unless you use Grindr during the RNC. Then you can probably satisfy Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

You couldn't pay me enough to fuck someone who gets on stage and tells everyone that their neighbors and people like me shouldn't exist.

You have to be nicer and more friendly than that.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson is not fit to be a speaker, so there who cares ?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If Biden where to step down now, and Harris takes over till elections. Does that count as her first term?

It would allow her to campaign as incumbent. Although not having the office does mean more time.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe you can still run for two full terms if you were president for less than two years. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

You are correct

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No. Interm president does not count toward elected presidential terms afaik

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Two years is the limit. You can be president for up to 10 years. 2 filing out the previous term and 8 being elected to the office twice.

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