We should create a constitutional convention for just the anti-Trump blue states, to put forward a prototype for a new type of American government for a post-Trump country.
It should include a specific list of abuses by the Trump administration, acts of cruelty, that should be redressed, and abuses by the supreme court, such as Citizens United, that should be voided by states adopting the compact.
It is time for We the People to declare abuses as serious as those set out by Thomas Jefferson and others in the Declaration of Independence.
limaconnect77 on
It’s an interesting thought experiment.
Randomsmells on
We should at least wait an election cycle before calling it quits and creating a new country.
geekstone on
Project 2025 is chomping at the bit for a Constitutional Convention; this plays right into their hands. If we had a normal functioning democracy this would be welcome to codify some rights we have taken for granted, but this is endgame for the destruction of country as things stand.
New-Anybody-6206 on
Why not start with declaring a state of emergency due to ICE shooting, body-slamming and terrorizing innocent people?
Tell people to stop going outside and to blame Trump for it. People have to be personally affected in order to want something to change.
thistimelineisweird on
Enact state laws to make many of ICE’s activities criminal, then arrest them on the grounds of violating state law for reasons that are outside of federal purview. Arrest them and let the courts decide while drawing out time.
Do the same for the guard.
Make people second guess following orders.
Ok_Emu3817 on
Agreed. Before the nation can move forward we need to reiterate what each branch may, and more importantly- may not, do.
I’m only interested on policy concerning how to protect Americans from their government without regard to aligning with a current regime.
This will be addressed and redressed.
reddwatt on
Sounds like a legit idea to me. And to all the nay sayers, you are still holding onto the delusion that the Republicans will halt themselves and play fair. They are not.
Stonks303 on
That’s a bad idea. First the Right will try and frame it as secession which the South did in the Civil War. Second they may even label the leaders as terrorists and send them to Gitmo.
If the Left wants to fight back they need to make convincing arguments to bring the center into their camp, and that likely means a lot of compromise.
FlyingAce1015 on
Cool I need to move to a blue state… sounds like things might get more crazy soon, these red state fascists have lost their minds.
Even if it isn’t a notice of sucession thats what these republicans will for sure try to paint it as and things could get dicey.
brotherkin on
Sounds kinda like the declaration of independence where we laid out all our grievances against the crown
I’m on board 🫡
Boom-For-Real on
Lots of bad faith actors in this comment section.
mike0sd on
Sooner rather than later please. Do we really want to live out our entire lives under a fascist regime? The Trump Republicans have already taken American life downhill for an entire decade! Make them obsolete.
2dazeTaco on
More commentary and no action. How about politicians start doing something other than deepening their pockets while Americans suffer?
Inevitable-Spirit491 on
Most of the blue states have pretty cautious leadership. I think their energy would be better spent ensuring that the 2026 midterm elections go forward smoothly.
SideDishShuffle on
Sounds like we’re going in the direction of splitting the country into conservative vs liberal. I know we should strive in keeping the country together but these people live in an alternate reality. Why not let them live amongst themselves? Maybe then they’ll get a wake up call.
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We should create a constitutional convention for just the anti-Trump blue states, to put forward a prototype for a new type of American government for a post-Trump country.
It should include a specific list of abuses by the Trump administration, acts of cruelty, that should be redressed, and abuses by the supreme court, such as Citizens United, that should be voided by states adopting the compact.
It is time for We the People to declare abuses as serious as those set out by Thomas Jefferson and others in the Declaration of Independence.
It’s an interesting thought experiment.
We should at least wait an election cycle before calling it quits and creating a new country.
Project 2025 is chomping at the bit for a Constitutional Convention; this plays right into their hands. If we had a normal functioning democracy this would be welcome to codify some rights we have taken for granted, but this is endgame for the destruction of country as things stand.
Why not start with declaring a state of emergency due to ICE shooting, body-slamming and terrorizing innocent people?
Tell people to stop going outside and to blame Trump for it. People have to be personally affected in order to want something to change.
Enact state laws to make many of ICE’s activities criminal, then arrest them on the grounds of violating state law for reasons that are outside of federal purview. Arrest them and let the courts decide while drawing out time.
Do the same for the guard.
Make people second guess following orders.
Agreed. Before the nation can move forward we need to reiterate what each branch may, and more importantly- may not, do.
I’m only interested on policy concerning how to protect Americans from their government without regard to aligning with a current regime.
This will be addressed and redressed.
Sounds like a legit idea to me. And to all the nay sayers, you are still holding onto the delusion that the Republicans will halt themselves and play fair. They are not.
That’s a bad idea. First the Right will try and frame it as secession which the South did in the Civil War. Second they may even label the leaders as terrorists and send them to Gitmo.
If the Left wants to fight back they need to make convincing arguments to bring the center into their camp, and that likely means a lot of compromise.
Cool I need to move to a blue state… sounds like things might get more crazy soon, these red state fascists have lost their minds.
Even if it isn’t a notice of sucession thats what these republicans will for sure try to paint it as and things could get dicey.
Sounds kinda like the declaration of independence where we laid out all our grievances against the crown
I’m on board 🫡
Lots of bad faith actors in this comment section.
Sooner rather than later please. Do we really want to live out our entire lives under a fascist regime? The Trump Republicans have already taken American life downhill for an entire decade! Make them obsolete.
More commentary and no action. How about politicians start doing something other than deepening their pockets while Americans suffer?
Most of the blue states have pretty cautious leadership. I think their energy would be better spent ensuring that the 2026 midterm elections go forward smoothly.
Sounds like we’re going in the direction of splitting the country into conservative vs liberal. I know we should strive in keeping the country together but these people live in an alternate reality. Why not let them live amongst themselves? Maybe then they’ll get a wake up call.
They should. But they won’t.