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Johnson: We're Not A Democracy, We're A "Biblical" Republic And Separation Of Church And State Isn't Real (www.joemygod.com)

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[–] monolift@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I’m seeing lots of ‘New Speaker is [insert whatever you want that’s against humans in general] (maybe a slight over-exaggeration, but it doesn’t feel like it) But can anyone ELI5 how you all ended up in this state, and how you get back out? What’s the impact of this individual being Speaker?

[–] D3FNC@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Our government was designed, probably not intentionally but it is possible, to not work.

Currently it's not working so we can't do anything unless the president orders it, which isn't how shit is supposed to work but now has precedent.

American exceptionalism strikes again

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