#that’s taxation without representation bro

[woahjo]

the fact that trump can’t vote in the us now bc of his felony but can actively run for president is literally insane to me. like he can’t even vote in an election now. but he can run for president???

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i need to go have dinner now but one day you are going to rant at me about the american government and how it works bc that is a subject i would like to know more about but also i get overwhelmed when i try researching it on my own like... where do i even start....

anyways yes. information. *grabby hands*

YASSSS OMG STARDUST I LOVE YOU <33333

okay this is going under a cut bc i made this HELLA long uhm oops. this is just a psised off rant about american government from someone who Actually Has a Basic Understanding of American Government

so what i was specifically vagueing about in that post is fucked up representation in congress. so congress votes on some p important shit right? you probably know that. so voting on stuff that affects everyone is p important! and considering we consider ourselves a democracy, youd think representation (and equal representation) is p important! especially considering we had that whole "taxation without representation" thing that started a wholeass revolutionary war that CREATED our country!!!

but no. they fucked up the ONE thing thats important to democracy

i say fucked up which implies it was an accidnet but it wasnt lol people r just power hungry.

so lets start with the senate which is SO UPSETTINGLY FUCKED like what the HELL. so we have two senators per state right? sounds like a banger system until you realize that states have completely different amounts of people in them. so like the half a million people in wyoming have the same amount of say as the 38 million people in california.. like bro thats fucked up

THEN you can tlak about how in congress, folks living in us territories get a delegate per territory in the house (can talk and listen but has NO VOTE) and no representatives or delegates at ALL in the senate. note that they ALSO have no electoral votes, aka a say in who their LITERAL PRESIDENT is!!!!! what the fuck man!!!!

like everyone knows the electoral college is shit at this point but guys. guys can we talk about the FUCKING SENATE.

youve probably heard the term court-packing??? so we discussed how the senate is rigged in favor of smaller, less populated, rural states (think wyoming, idaho, etc). youll notice that those states just HAPPEN to be mostly republican states, while bigger states (think california, new york, etc) are mostly democratic! so the senate is rigged in favor of the republican party. you know what else the senate is? solely in charge of approving the president's candidates to appoint to the supreme court

so if, say, the senate is held by republicans (its rigged RIDICULOUSLY in their favor) while the president is a democrat, any openings on the court will likely not be filled because the senate will simply refuse to approve them. (see what happened during obama's presidency.)

if the senate is held by republicans and the president is ALSO republican, the senate will approve just about any candidates the president suggests. if they were to hypothetically go into their term after a democratic president's candidates were denied, with openings on the court DESPERATELY needing to be filled, then have more slots open up during their ONE TERM, they might even appoint an entire ONE THIRD of the new supreme court justices !!! 3/9 !!! what the fuck!!! and supreme court justices serve for LIFE!!!!!!!! so theres no elections !!!!! you cant replace them!!! HYPOTHETICALLY OFC <3 im kidding lol thats what trump did

youll also recall when we tried to impeach trump and it came down to a senate vote. the senate is rigged in his partys favor therefore we couldnt do it even though his behavior clearly called for it 🥰 even after he attempted to stop our democratic elections (if you can even call them democratic with how badly rigged they are with voter suppression, gerrymandering, the electoral college ETC) and aided an attempt to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power AND aided in a coup!!! but his party will always side with him (which is a whole other conversation about diehard political views and echo chambers and propaganda which is found in both CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL CIRCLES fyi,,, but we're talking about government structure not that rn)

another thing is that bc the senate and therefore a lot of other shit is so favorable of smaller, rural states, (and not representing the territories at all,) not only is it mainly benefitting republicans, its also mainly benefitting white people WOOOOO!!!!! the senate is a HUGE systemic upholder of white supremacy, to absolutely no ones surprise 1!! wooo!!!

ok so anyways uhm.t his got long but if you have any questions feel free to ask :D i love talking about government and how americas is insanely fucking hypocritical like bithc this is NOT a democracy..... the senate is LITERALLY rule of the minority in representation plus you need a 2/3 vote to pass like half the bills and shit anyways so shit is SO stakced against the majority (which is currently the democratic party) rn like genuinely what the FUCK. anyways hi stardust lol i hope this answers some of it

[literally-magnus-bane]

random things I’ve said in quarenteen pt 2

@thewaywardimpala HAPPY BIRTHDAY I wish I could come celabrate with you in person but sadly I cannot so here is me being stupid in quarantine thb the first list was better but I continue to be an idiot in this one too

1) so like does he not understand head?

2) what are you trying to invent a time machine to meet her in highschool?

3) ohhh its rona that’s why ppl want it

4) “I love emo music” “no you don’t your not @thewaywardimpala“

5) *bro tightens belt* me- are you trying to strangle yourself from the lower waist? bro- are you stupid?

6) me- talking exited ly about trying @thewaywardimpala‘s chia mom- I’ll try some me- some what?

7) cream cheese on toast it’s like a bagel but with less carbs

8) hot take, beer is just wheat juice

9) whats wow? that I know 18thC slang or that macaroni used to mean cool?

10) *sitting like a boss* mom made me stand up so now my not even in a comftorable sitting position

11) ‘what would your charicter die for’ some good fucking tea

12) I feel like I’m going to hate this which is exactly why I’m going to watch it

13) trust me boys are overrated get you a nice girl

14) romance is friendship plus

15) *closes spotify* why the fuck isn’t my music playing

16) bro- that sounds like a tall order  me- yeah well your pretty tall so maybe you could fill it

17) it works like 90% of the time the other 10% people can just suck it up

18) the vibe of yes

19) *hears fierworks* It’S thE FucKeN SeVenTh

20) look at me using fancy words like similarly

21) vowels can suck my dick

22) I mean I’m barly working and y’all arnt gunna replace me

23) a sunshine vampire

24) I promise that I am 100% sober but fucket I can totally see dolphens being rasest

25) ummmm good ideas.. ummm.... I’m pretty friken cute

26) america ain’t shit

27) I thought it was “no taxation without representation” and yet we have shit representation unless your a rich white man we should stop doing our taxes until we get our representation

28) mom- and this is exactly why so many kids give up and drop out of school   Me- well there is money is stripping

29) *non-stop* eliza- helpLESS    me- god damnit Eliza you are the oly woman who can get me to cry......... so we’re just gunna leave that there

30) that would be enough gets me week in the knees, Elizaq deserves better than men

31) ya know hamilton could have always just like not published his affare like... that could have worked too

32) me- there is no proof that I can die until I do die    dad- ...... thats true

33) *pre-get together* fic- “he had a feeling this would cost him” me- yah your verginity

34) bro- Orion (our cat) can you say Irony    me- Orion can you say choke on a cock?

35) fic- “im pretty sure that’s cannibalism     me- yah but in the fun way

36) oral is just sexy cannibalism why else would it be called head

37) my pettyness and bitchyness are why my friends love me

38) “I don’t wanna eat cat fur N” *dad is confused*

39) you can’t even tell if they have a nice ass and there’s nothing else to look at from the back

40) *bro sitting in a chair* me- like a fucking coward

41) I can't tell if I need a chiropractor or a masseuse

42) hank- as someone whos been on the internet for 15 years...     me at 19- THAT’S LONGER THAN I’VE BEEN ALIVE

43) safety’s for pussies

44) honestly my parkikng is the only thing straight about me and even then its not very

45) I see what I did there I’m just not sure why

46) not a bee still kinda cute

47) I know trama isn’t a compitition but I’m still winning

48) If the Catholic Church can change up Jesus to fit their narrative I can change up Jesus to fit my narrative Jesus is a homosexual

49) bro- rats and bevers are the same thing   me- yeah there marsupials

50) pain is the spice of life

[katieamazeballs]

It's been a while. Currently swamped with a huge workload at work at the moment😣. Gosh even little sis and I haven't had much time to catch up on DWTS this season. So far, just the quick clips on YouTube that we've been able to see snippets. Also interestingly, little sis theme for the school term is USA so they've been learning about the history of Thanksgiving seeing as that coming up in a couple of days. She's really enjoyed all the insights so far. Wishing you all an early thanksgiving.

I love Thanksgiving! Especially since my family can’t over on the Mayflower.

[sambellamysghost]

Bro is advocating taxation without representation