Well if you kick a dog 99 times when you walk in the door it's probably expecting to get kicked the next time

Because it usually does?

If that happens and sticks (and he is removed from the presidency), come back to this comment and I will send you $1,000. No joke.

I'm not worried. But I promise I will honour this.

They get a 2/3 majority but it depends on John Fetterman. A finger on the monkey’s paw curls …

Dems would have to win all but two of the thirty-three 2026 Senate races to reach 67 votes (including independents). I wouldn't hold my breath.

If they do that, don't they then also have enough power to impeach?

There aren't even enough open seats for them to win that many.

His entire presidency has been a very clear statement of his values.

He doesn't care about politics, he's just doing whatever he wants and people are actioning on it. It's as simple as it can be.

That’s cause they’re controlled opposition

Do you mean the bill they introduced this year? How do you suppose they could get a majority on that?

Dems will likely do well, but I don’t think they’ll get 2/3rd majority and republicans for sure aren’t gonna help Dems, they’re too far gone.

Every progressive policy that passes the House and Senate but gets vetoed by trump becomes a reason to vote for a Democratic President in 2028. Trump would almost be doing the Democrats a favor if he vetoed everything. Bluedog Democrats in Congress could vote for all kinds of progressive things with the knowledge they won't pass into law. They'd be able to score all the political points with their constituency without suffering any fallout from their corporate donors. Imagine if, in the next 2 years, Democrats in Congress pass:

• Universal Healthcare
• Federal Minimum wage increase
• Cost ceilings on residential electric bills
• Slashed defense budget
• Increase in Social Security trust fund
• Resolution ending military actions
• Epstein file transparency laws

All of these trump would veto, of course, but that leaves the GOP significantly worse off in the next election.

And idiotic low-info voters (many of them are self-styled "independents", LOL) will then blame the Democrats for not doing enough and send in Republicans again.

democrats would have to win 20 seats currently held by Republicans as well as hold all their current seats. mathematically, this is possible, there are currently 22 Republican seats contested this election. current polling, however, shows the likely outcome is democrats get +3 seats.

With a simple majority they could decide to do away with the filibuster

Exactly. This is expected and just makes them look worse for 2 years while he rots and has his power checked

Then we can hopefully win a super majority in 2028 and actually have progressives and claw back dignity

Its going to take decades to fix what he has broken and respect around the world. Hopefully we can bust up the mega corps and restore some independence to news and laws around news as well so we never end up in this propaganda hellscape again.

And in the next presidential election you can run on Trump getting nothing done in his last years.

The people impacted in the alternative scenario.

Don't be so sure. I wouldn't be surprised if the supreme court said he could.

Impeachment requires 2/3 of Senate, making it vetoe'd unless we can swing some Rs.

Yeah I was going to get worked up at this until I read your comment.

As much as it sucks to have a Pause on anything happening in the federal government for two years, it's better than Everything Happening And It's All Bad.

The man rules by EOs though.

Me too especially given that he can launch nukes and kill every mammal on the planet

Probably a typo, but just in case: cart, not card. ;)

“And then the Democrats come and they want to make a deal. So we’ll work it out.”

He weaseled his words right at the end of the second sentence, just enough to not be prosecuted for (much less held to..) what he said in the first.

And to think the barest majority of Americans voted for this..

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