• Varyk
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    doesn’t really matter while the Supreme Court has a conservative majority, unfortunately.

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      Yup. As long as the Supreme Court is controlled by an ultra-conservative majority it’s game over. They ultimately decide America’s trajectory. And this election basically cemented that majority for the rest of our lives.

      We just placed ourselves on the worst timeline.

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        definitely sucks right now, but this could spur Supreme Court reform or election reform, Trump could get convicted or impeached on one of the many cases he has coming up, he could die, he could fully go dementia, you’d have Vance, but he does not have the same selfish appeal that dumps does.

        The US might be lost, but I doubt it.

        I don’t think this is the worst timeline. there are way worse timelines.

        in one timeline that Russian sergeant or whatever didn’t stop his commanding submarine officer from shooting a nuke in retaliation from a false radar reading and starting World War III to 50 years ago.

        and then another Russian co-pilot didn’t stop his co-pilot from shooting a nuke in retaliation from a false radar reading The captured some geese.

        I mean that’s two times we got pretty big reprieves in this timeline.

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          definitely sucks right now, but this could spur Supreme Court reform or election reform

          Even under the best circumstances reforming the SC would be extremely unlikely because it would require a super majority. Same with election reform. Our government, in its entirety, will now be run by extremists who literally ran on deconstructing our government and replacing it with something in their image. The way our government has worked our entire lives is likely over.

          Trump could get convicted or impeached on one of the many cases he has coming up

          Trump is effectively king now. SC made him immune to any and all prosecution while president. Laws only work if the will of the people make them work. The majority of Americans just crowned a king. They aren’t going to make those laws work. You will not see justice for Trump’s crimes now. That possibility is gone.

          he could die, he could fully go dementia,

          Doesn’t matter. He will be replaced and nothing about this timeline will change.

          I don’t think this is the worst timeline. there are way worse timelines.

          I mean, obviously. But considering the two timelines we had an option to be on, we chose the worst. And it’s going to be very, very bad for average Americans.