Obama didn't deal with Bush, and Biden didn't deal with Trump. There are no consequences for anything Republicans do, so here we are.
this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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Obama didn't deal with Bush
I think this is SO important, and people never talk about it. The last chance we had to prevent trump was if obama prosecuted the open theft, corruption, torture and war crimes of the bush era. By biden it was too late, the rich already knew they could get away with it.
As soon as obama gave his "I'm looking forward, not backward" explanation for refusing to enforce the rule of law, he proved that he was yet another useless politician with no will to fix the problems facing the US.
Bush and obama paved the way for the current regime, and people never give obama his fair share of the blame.
i mean nixon got a fucking pardon too
as did all of the confederates
the US government has been excusing blatant crime for “harmony” since basically forever
In looking into this, what I am able to find indicates that this is a lawmaker (Rep Justin Pearson) and his brother (KeShaun Pearson) who is not a lawmaker and was there protesting GOP lawmakers splitting the city of Memphis where they both live into three districts, diluting the Black vote after a Supreme Court ruling badly gutting what was left of the Voting Rights Act. It appears that KeShaun was detained. Rep Pearson was not, and I am unclear from the video and article whether state troopers forcibly removed Rep Pearson or if he chose (understandably) to leave in order to watch out for his brother who was being detained.
This is the article on it i was able to find. https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/08/video-shows-tense-moment-between-rep-pearson-state-troopers-brother-detained-tenn-capitol/
Just so we're clear, this is still a bad thing that happened and is happening. Jim Crow is returning before our eyes. I just believe, based on what I've been able to find, that this screenshot contains inaccurate specifics of the details.
this is still a bad thing that happened and is happening
Yeah, but being accurate matters
Muddying the waters always helps fascists more than anyone.
Facts still matter.
Arresting BLACK PEOPLE who want to Vote is how you KNOW Republicans are NOT Racist!
-Log Cabin Republicans!
As it becomes more difficult to merely live, it becomes easier to risk it all. We are witnessing the origin story of the next great revolutionary.
Don't worry white Americans. You did nothing because this did not affect you yet. Everything is fine, and there is a new show on Apple TV.
As an foreigner and outsider. Does USA not have a system of designated opposition? Isn't it their duty to keep the government in check? Am I missing something? I don't even know who is the opposition leader no more. I assume the president nominee who didn't win is the opposition leader? Haven't seen or heard anything major since the election.
There is no specific appointment for the losing presidential nominee. They just lose and move on.
The idea with the US government is checks and balances between government branches. Congress and SCOTUS have some degree of power over the president and each branch can keep the other two in check. Historically it has worked well, but things have been changing quickly in the last 10-20 years, but especially with the two Trump admins.
The current situation with Trump is particularly different for a few reasons:
- Trump is incredibly popular with primary right-wing voter base. There is evidence this may be changing, but it's been the case for 10+ years now.
- Trump's popularity has allowed him to put intense pressure on members on congress. He can threaten to primary any sitting senator or representative that doesn't support everything he does. These threats are not empty and he has absolutely gotten people voted out of office due to his clout with republican voters. Most Republican members of congress are terrified of opposing him. Since republicans currently hold majority, congress is more or less toothless and completely deferential to Trump right now.
- Two supreme court justice positions became open when Republicans had control of the government, so they have shifted SCOTUS leanings strongly to the right.
Trump has a perfect storm of control over the systems normally in-place to hold him accountable.
Once we have an administration ran by adults in power again, we're going to need to seriously re-evaluate and update our system of checks and balances, or future administrations will continue to exploit these problems until the country rots and dies.
The problem is, it's the thing that happens with the current government doing things so their place in power is secured. And the other thing about boiling the frog slowly with very short temperature rises, so it doesn't notice it's being boiled until it's too late.
At some point it will be too late to change as change prevention will be written in the system, if it already isn't. People like to throw in the word 'status-quo' but I don't understand that term at all.