Additionally... Trump’s pitch to Libertarian voters is that if he's re-elected, he’ll push for Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence to be commuted. **"However, during his 2024 re-election campaign announcement two years ago, Trump called on Congress to pass a law mandating the death penalty for drug dealers."** Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was initially sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for leaking classified documents. But in one of his last moves in office, former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence. She was released on May 17, 2017, after serving about 7 years of her original sentence in isolation and excessively harsh conditions. **In response to Manning’s first column for The Guardian since her commutation, Trump tweeted that Manning was an “ungrateful traitor” and should “never have been released.”** Trump will say anything to get re-elected. He is an authortarian xenophobe, a twice impeached former President who has faced multiple legal proceedings. Even now, as someone eloquently put it: >He is not being prosecuted in the middle of his campaign. > >He is campaigning in the middle of his prosecutions. It’s a psyop. I don't trust politicians in general, but I especially don't trust Trump. He is a pathological liar, a danger to democracy, who has given the American people far too many reasons not to.
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**Donald Trump is a politician who will promise anything to get more votes** So, before he speaks at Bitcoin 24', I think it's important to remember: - He could have pardoned or commuted the sentence of Ross Ulbricht while he was the sitting President, but he didn't. - He just made millions off of his own shitcoin. - His stated views on Bitcoin before election season: >I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug >trade and other illegal activity.... Donald Trump tweeting on July 11, 2019 >Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam," Mr Trump said. "I don't like it because it's another currency competing against the dollar." > He added that he wanted the dollar to be "the currency of the world". Donald Trump in an interview with Fox in June 2021 --- And, to those who think this is not he's changed and been orange pilled since all of his comments before campaign season, I encourage you to wake up and smell the psyop.
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Obviously every president of the USA wants the Dollar to be world's reserve currency. That's how wealth works in the states.
I am a Libertarian. These are facts. Aside from the danger to democracy statement, that is my personal conviction based on his past actions.
I have to laugh at that line cuz no one can explain to me how 51% of voters shitting on the 49% has any value at all. What about the smallest minority like me who does not participate? Democracy is trash
I keep bringing up his death sentence for drug dealers thing to people and nobody seems to care. Saying something like that even one time in a rally should completely disqualify you as a valid candidate indefinitely. I completely understand not supporting any of the democrats but I 100% don’t understand how anybody could support Trump. He’s an obvious narcissistic sociopath anybody with half a brain can see that. Besides, America’s fucked anyway unless somehow everybody decides to stop supporting either of the 2 parties in the duopoly.
Sadly, voting for KamaLOL is not going to save you, her Citibank/JPMorgan/ BIS handlers would pick a disgusting cabinet… I can’t wait til trump wins and all the “patriots” fall back asleep in daddy trumps arms, back to watching sportsball and sure everything gonna be alright It’s absolutely pathetic
The electoral college is a scam. The president is a four year spokesperson for the unelected lifetime position controlling elite. That said, IMO it still matters who gets elected. A persident can create more than a few problems with what power they are temporarily granted, it just matter less than most people think.
The amount of control that federal government has can definitely be a problem, centralization allows broad control from those behind the scenes. (Bankers/elites). Just curious if your objection is the fact that the electoral college exists to balance the power in the country, or the that the votes that are given from the people are only a guideline for who the electoral college nominates that bothers you? image I live in a country where more than half of the population lives on one side of the country, so the other half of the country is regularly ignored when it comes to federal politics, even though we are a huge part of the financial pool. I think the overall idea of balance isn't a bad idea.
I see. Without knowing the country and going off what you said, it seems to function well under that situation. IMO, America needs something that more directly affects the popular vote. It's a lot to type, so I've used AI to help accurately convey in detail some of my big issues with the electoral college in America. 1. Unequal Representation: The Electoral College system gives disproportionate weight to smaller states. For example, smaller states like Wyoming have more electoral votes per capita compared to larger states like California, meaning a vote in Wyoming carries more weight than a vote in California. 2. Swing State Focus: Presidential campaigns tend to focus on "swing states" where the outcome is uncertain, often neglecting states that are solidly Democratic or Republican. This leads to a situation where the political power of voters in swing states is significantly higher than those in non-swing states. 3. Potential for Minority Rule: There have been instances where a candidate wins the presidency without winning the popular vote, as seen in the 2000 and 2016 elections. This raises questions about the democratic legitimacy of the elected president. 4. Vote Disparities: The number of votes required to elect an elector varies widely from state to state. For instance, in 2016, it took approximately 324,829 voters in Florida to elect one elector, but fewer voters in other states to achieve the same result, highlighting a discrepancy in voter influence. 5. Disenfranchisement: The Electoral College can strip eligible voters of their political power and voice, particularly those in states that are not competitive in presidential elections.
Bottom up local versus top down broader— whatever way it is spun is seems to be playing out.
Popular vote is always a bad idea. There is nothing good about direct democracy Tyranny of the majority. Just leave me alone I will not participate The US federal government was created by the states, but that is really really hard to tell today
He should have, and could have done it while he was president; he didn't. ...but you do you.
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View quoted note → Additionally... Trump’s pitch to Libertarian voters is that if he's re-elected, he’ll push for Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence to be commuted. **"However, during his 2024 re-election campaign announcement two years ago, Trump called on Congress to pass a law mandating the death penalty for drug dealers."** Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was initially sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for leaking classified documents. But in one of his last moves in office, former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence. She was released on May 17, 2017, after serving about 7 years of her original sentence in isolation and excessively harsh conditions. **In response to Manning’s first column for The Guardian since her commutation, Trump tweeted that Manning was an “ungrateful traitor” and should “never have been released.”** Trump will say anything to get re-elected. He is an authortarian xenophobe, a twice impeached former President who has faced multiple legal proceedings. Even now, as someone eloquently put it: >He is not being prosecuted in the middle of his campaign. > >He is campaigning in the middle of his prosecutions. It’s a psyop. I don't trust politicians in general, but I especially don't trust Trump. He is a pathological liar, a danger to democracy, who has given the American people far too many reasons not to.
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View quoted note → Additionally... Trump’s pitch to Libertarian voters is that if he's re-elected, he’ll push for Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence to be commuted. **"However, during his 2024 re-election campaign announcement two years ago, Trump called on Congress to pass a law mandating the death penalty for drug dealers."** Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was initially sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for leaking classified documents. But in one of his last moves in office, former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence. She was released on May 17, 2017, after serving about 7 years of her original sentence in isolation and excessively harsh conditions. **In response to Manning’s first column for The Guardian since her commutation, Trump tweeted that Manning was an “ungrateful traitor” and should “never have been released.”** Trump will say anything to get re-elected. He is an authortarian xenophobe, a twice impeached former President who has faced multiple legal proceedings. Even now, as someone eloquently put it: >He is not being prosecuted in the middle of his campaign. > >He is campaigning in the middle of his prosecutions. It’s a psyop. I don't trust politicians in general, but I especially don't trust Trump. He is a pathological liar, a danger to democracy, who has given the American people far too many reasons not to.
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