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President Trump floats regime change in Iran as calls for impeachment grow in response to U.S. strikes on Iran.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago

Without Republicans willing to actually vote to kick him.out, it wont matter anyways. Sure impeach him, but then make the vote to remove.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How about a compromise. The US, russia, iran, and israel's current regimes all step down simultaneously. Win, win, win, win.

[–] taco@piefed.social 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Step down into a gladiator arena with a polar bear.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That'd be nice, but a "no further blood for no further blood" situation could work. They of course will have to surrender ill gotten gains and allow aid to all affected areas as well as let us know where the political prisoners are kept

[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And nothing will come of it. America's political system has collapsed.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

"No really guys. THIS time we got him for sure!"

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Only if the oligarchs think Vance will fit their interests better.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He clearly would, so there's something else going on here. My guess is they're scared to lose the support Trump has as a cult leader.

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Definitely. The only way they get Vance is killing Trump. Likely it's not worth the risk to that right now.

[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Exactly why I said the political system has collapsed.

[–] Packet@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, it works as intended. It was all meant to be like this from the start

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Not exactly. If it worked as it was intended to back in ye Olde days, nobody but white male landlords would be able to vote. Honestly we'd probably be a thousand times worse off if that was the case lmao

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Our constitution has the 3/5th compromise because our country has literally always been set up for oligarchs

[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, hopefully if you survive Trump you'll need to overhaul your entire system to prevent a repeat, that's a big if...

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah. We need to throw out the constitution and start over imo. The Supreme Court being weaponized by the far right has basically made this government unsalvageable. Not that that will happen

[–] some_guy 4 points 1 week ago

Other countries have rewritten their constitutional documents to modernize them. Can’t do that here, because it’s sacred. Sigh.

[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly good luck with that.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Fuck Iran we need regime change here. We gotta save ourselves

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That can only happen through a revolution. Impeachment only gives you Vance, impeach Vance and you'll get Johnson.

Yeah that's my point

"Regime change" is bigger than Impeachment

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They only want to impeach now?

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

House Resolution 353, submitted April 28. It will have to be amended because it doesn't say anything about War Powers.

[–] some_guy 25 points 1 week ago

Can we get regime change here? Please?

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm sure the second one will magically be more potent than the first. If anything, the Dems will probably start clapping like seals for how 'presidential' it is for Trump to drop bombs on brown people, just like they did when he assassinated Soleimani in his first term.

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

This will actually be his third impeachment

[–] abdominable@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why, why the fuck do you drag the fucking party that had nothing to do with it?

Trump shits his pants, let's shit on the Dems for this!

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The democrats could've easily prevented this by holding an actually democratic nomination process to field the most electorally viable candidate instead of forcing the vote between a red party genocidal monster and a blue party genocidal monster.

[–] abdominable@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't get my wrong, fuck the DNC and corpo Kamala, but using this logic the Democrats are responsible for everything in the world and nobody else is. At some point you have to let it go and move on.

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

Harris was literally calling for Iran's blood not 8 months ago while talking up how having the "world's most lethal military" was one of her top goals if she was elected.

If you'd like me to stop shitting on the opposition for being warhawks, maybe find some opposition that don't want to glass Tehran just as much as the Republicans.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

The dems are responsible for his entire political career vis a vis pied piper strategy, and that's not even getting into how eager they also are to bomb brown people

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Impeachment for what? Not being hard enough on Iran?

And the world shrugs its shoulders, because we know that nothing will happen

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

No wait I like this idea of regime change. Let's give them Diaper Don since he wants the job so badly. If they don't like him, well, not our problem what happens from there, it's Iran's problem. ☺️

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

ONE more Democratic Lawmaker called to IMPEACH Trump which GROWS the number to 7! Vote BLUE no Matter WHO!

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Imagine being mad at Democrats who have no real power and not the majority Republicans who not only tolerate this administration but celebrate it.

There's always at least one useless turd saying both sides.