• Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    64·
    4 months ago

    The timing of these amendment proposals is good. Watching the GOP stumble around on Presidential immunity if Kamala wins will be thoroughly entertaining.

    • Gingerlegs@lemmy.world
      285·
      4 months ago

      Would be cool if they’d just, you know, work on common goals as a nation. Like, I dunno, climate change

      • kescusay@lemmy.world
        49·
        4 months ago

        For that, Republicans would need to be a political party. The thing we really need to understand as a nation is that right now, they’re not. They’re a cult of personality.

      • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        27·
        4 months ago

        I think they’re more interested in ways to retain power despite losing almost every popular vote of this century and a base of predominantly religious voters in steady decline.

      • ccunning@lemmy.world
        12·
        4 months ago

        You think addressing climate change is a common goal between Republicans and Democrats?

        • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          Surprisingly, in terms of the voter base, yes! About 70% of citizens polled say they think climate change is an issue that we should take steps to combat.

      • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.ml
        3·
        4 months ago

        Republicans don’t even believe in climate change. Why would Republicans endorse any policy that would help mitigate the issue when they don’t think it’s being influenced by man? You can’t negotiate with bio-terrorists.

  • skulblaka
    331·
    4 months ago

    Cool. Excellent, even. This is big news.

    But I don’t need an announcement that you’re going to be making an announcement. Just announce your progress. “I’m going to say something on Monday!” isn’t news worthy, just tell me on Monday what he said.

    This drives me absolutely nuts in news of all sorts.

    • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
      17·
      4 months ago

      That announcement of the announcement is probably not for you and me, but for the press so they can prepare and send the journalists who are familiar with the topic.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      10·
      4 months ago

      It’s how they soften the ground and gauge reaction. He needs to tell a bunch of people in Congress and the Judiciary what he wants to do, so it’s going to leak that he’s going to say something. Better to leak what you want people to know, and then if details spill through some cracks here and there, it’s less of a story.