Trump claims he will send $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans hold on to control of Congress

Trump has claimed he will send every citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the US House and Senate. He provided no details about where he would source this money from or the legality of the incentive.

“So if the Republicans win, you win with us … it will be called the Trump dividend,” the president said.

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Some dem pols (Jim Clyburn etc) have a prospective plan to stop the toxic GOP justices. It's "packing" the court so it's expanded vastly to 13. Of course that creates the razor-thin dem majority of 7-6. In theory - a dem president and congress could start work on that idiotic plan in 2029 and then actually do it that year. ~5 years later with a GOP president and congress - news could break that Sotomayor had cancer that she hid (aka "did not disclose). She didn't want to resign and take one for the team.

The cancer got far worse. It's has spread to her brain and soon enough she resigns. Within weeks it's 7-6 for the GOP again! So it's time to vote harder again!

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pack the court to an absurdist degree, simply amend 28 USC § 1 as follows:

The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and ~~eight~~ 800,000,000,000,000,000 associate justices, any ~~six~~ 600,000,000,000,000,000 of whom shall constitute a quorum.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

make every US citizen a supreme court justice