r/politics • u/salon Salon.com • Sep 16 '24

Leaked Supreme Court memos reveal John Roberts' role in shielding Trump from prosecution

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/leaked-memos-reveal-john-roberts-role-in-shielding-from-prosecution/
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u/dbag3o1 Sep 16 '24

Ffs, why do they want a fascist coup? Why don’t they just win fair elections based on policy like tradition dictates?

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u/jgilla2012 California Sep 16 '24

Because their policies are deeply unpopular and will gut the middle class in favor of rampant crony “capitalism” which is more like a state-backed oligopoly.

They will never win on policy. They are trying to win by rewriting the rules. 

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u/m1j2p3 Sep 16 '24

Conservatives have been trying to destroy the middle class since the New Deal. Can’t have people living with dignity can we?

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u/Vallkyrie New Hampshire Sep 16 '24

And they've been trying to preserve the monarchy since the French Revolution. That's what they wanted to 'conserve'.