• lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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    7 hours ago

    I’m not saying use it anytime. I’m saying Biden should have used it to eliminate Trump and his followers as an existential threat to our nation that were going to use those same loopholes to seize power as soon as he was back in office. There was no option besides an autocrat. He had to do it or Trump would (and did). If Biden had done it then afterwards he could have worked with congress to fix those holes and put safeguards in place so that the threat cannot reoccur in the future. Or if everyone was too pissed thrown himself on his sword and have the next guy work with congress to fix things. There was no way forward for him to beat Trump legally. He barely got him prosecuted for election fraud and it didn’t even make it to sentencing.

    The problem with your logic, is that you think throwing away due process, is somehow going to fix this. It isn’t. That’s Trump’s solution for what he sees as “the problem with the country”. His logic is that they shouldn’t have to respect people’s rights. He should be able to simply declare you illegal, and throw you in jail or deport you, instantly. He is wrong. That should never be allowed.

    Not sure how that is a problem with my logic when Trump is literally doing all these things because he was not stopped. My point is already proven by reality. Were your and Biden’s principles worth all the lives that are going to be destroyed by him?

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      7 hours ago

      I’m not saying use it anytime. I’m saying Biden should have used it to eliminate Trump and his followers as an existential threat to our nation

      Ok, so there’s a lot wrong with this line of thinking.

      First of all, it’s literally the same argument that Trump and his followers are using to justify him doing all the stuff you think Democrats should have done to stop him from doing all the stuff you think is bad. It’s the worst kind.of logical fallacy. You are advocating for the same thing you are saying is a problem.

      And how exactly would you “eliminate Trump’s followers”? By suspending their Constitutional rights, as well? How many millions of people would you have to throw in jail for thought crimes, before that “existential threat to our nation” was “eliminated”? How would you silence them, when they correctly point out that you are the problem now? Would you suspend the Constitution in order to shut them up…or just kill them, and be done with it?

      Not sure how that is a problem with my logic when Trump is literally doing all these things because he was not stopped.

      Imagine we’re all heading for a cliff, and you know that Trump wants to drive the bus straight off that cliff. How does letting Democrats drive off that cliff first, stop the bus from going over?