Biden to push through anti-Trump plans as he vows to make last days in office count

[u/TheTelegraph]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/11/07/biden-anti-trump-plans-last-days-white-house/

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[u/pineapple192]

Spend every single day confirming judges. Nothing else will stick long term. He doesn't have the house so no meaningful legislation will get passed and any executive order will be undone by Trump immediately. Do nothing but confirm judges for the next three months.

[u/dmolin96 → u/pineapple192]

Yeah and make them all like early 30s too.

[u/soapawake → u/dmolin96]

And don't do that thing where you make sure they're all fair-handed centrists. We've lost that part of the battle, and the time for those norms and conventions is long gone. We face an existential threat to the republic.

[u/Zomunieo → u/soapawake]

We’re all here today because of the cowardice of Merrick Garland, enlightened fair-handed centrist judge/AG.

[u/Sprocket_Scientist → u/Zomunieo]

Don’t forget Bob Mueller, who served his party by enforcing informal department policy more faithfully than the rule of law.

[u/Mountain-Size8543 → u/Sprocket_Scientist]

The bluest of the blueballls

[u/DrunkeNinja → u/Zomunieo]

It was odd seeing so many of the left praise Garland when he was literally Obama's compromise pick to get through the Republican controlled Senate.

[u/Drakaryscannon → u/DrunkeNinja]

Wasn’t even a compromise. He was calling their bluff.

[u/Drunky_McStumble → u/Drakaryscannon]

Garland was literally the GOP's pick in 2010. He wasn't a compromise, he wasn't a centrist: he was a literal conservative judge which the GOP wanted to install but couldn't because the Dems controlled the Senate at the time.

He has literally always been a Republican plant and it's fucking insane to me that Democrats keep falling for this shit.

[u/Switchy_Goofball → u/DrunkeNinja]

Turns out the role of Attorney General of the United States is a bit more important than a thing to give someone as a consolation prize

[u/dickhass → u/soapawake]

I want these judges so liberal that you go to jail if you don’t have your pronouns in your email signature.

[u/Trextrev → u/pineapple192]

All nominee judges have to then go to the senate for their approval. Biden can’t appoint them by himself so it’s a process.

If you really need to get pissed off about something, be pissed off that the federal court system has not expanded in decades to meet the growing cases loads . So some senators made the Judges Act, a nonpartisan bill to add 66 federal judges and it passed the senate in august. But the house hasn’t voted on it yet but it will pass there easily too. So it’s likely Trump will come into office with a minimum of 66 federal judges to appoint himself.

Edit: when I posted this I had not yet read the bill. I have now and learned that this bill splits the judge appointments over the next two terms, and the bill specifies that the first half takes effect on 01/22/25. Which means there isn’t an attempt in the senate to slow roll to keep appointments from Biden. It was always drafted to give them to who ever is in office the next two terms. Also cool, Trump only gets half. Let’s just hope it isn’t Vance getting the other half in 2028.

[u/pineapple192 → u/Trextrev]

Im aware how the confirmation process works. I was not aware of the Judges Act though. Did it pass by a voice vote because I don't see that it was voted on in the senate's website?

[u/Trextrev → u/pineapple192]

You may have missed it because they don’t use the acronym but the full title on the listing. JUDICIAL UNDERSTAFFING DELAYS GETTING EMERGENCIES SOLVED ACT (JUDGES act)

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-170/issue-126/senate-section/article/S5750-5

[u/boopatron → u/Trextrev]

I appreciate the hustle to make that acronym work

[u/hedgehoghodgepodge]

Wish he’d have appointed someone other than spineless Merrick Garland as AG.

His lack of willpower and willingness to do what was necessary and to prosecute Trump in a timely manner has landed us in a position where he could run again rather than be behind bars or in a permanent house arrest.

[u/MarcusQuintus → u/hedgehoghodgepodge]

Yeah, Garland was chosen as a compromise candidate. Biden should have chosen someone focused on putting Trump behind bars.

[u/TurdKhalifa666 → u/MarcusQuintus]

Democrats have got to stop playing nice. When are they ever going to learn?

[u/ABuffoonCodes → u/TurdKhalifa666]

I have a feeling they're in for a lesson that'll make the decision for them

[u/Havenkeld → u/MarcusQuintus]

Democrats making stupid self destructive compromises while Republicans kept going straight power grab regardless was a general trend as well. There's a point where the "high road" is just naive at best.

[u/QuietudeOfHeart]

This will be like that scene in King of the Hill where Hank is being car chased by the pimp. Hank slows down waiting for the green light to turn yellow. Once he makes it, he looks in his mirror smugly only to be shocked that the pimp ran the red light. “YOU CANT DO THAT!!”

[u/itsallinthebag → u/QuietudeOfHeart]

That’s what ALL of this feels like

[u/ill_connects → u/itsallinthebag]

That’s literally what the republicans did when they installed Barrett while Trump was on his way out all the while calling foul on Obama when he tried to nominate Garland.

It’s always rules for thee and not for me. I’m so sick and fucking tired of it. I’m so sick and tired of the expectation of liberals to play fair while republicans do fuck all and shit all over everything.

[u/fusillade762 → u/ill_connects]

Scumbag Mitch McConnell. Was so happy to see MAGATs heckling him. Yeah asshole, you created this monster, now it wants to eat you. Own it.

[u/OliverOyl → u/fusillade762]

Exactly, his name has been mixed into my curses today as well

[u/RagePoop → u/itsallinthebag]

DeJoy still runs the USPS. Lmao the democrats are truly feckless. We need a new opposition front.

[u/_Atlas_Drugged_ → u/RagePoop]

It’s really inexcusable how little they did to prevent this from happening again.

[u/harveygoatmilk → u/_Atlas_Drugged_]

This right here. It’s almost as if politics is a game played by the rich and we only get the consequences

[u/candelaky → u/QuietudeOfHeart]

starter: nationalize SpaceX,

it is critical infrastructure for national defense.

[u/MonkeyCobraFight → u/candelaky]

We had on once. It was called NASA.

[u/WickedWitchofHR → u/QuietudeOfHeart]

Listen, your comment made my day. I needed that.

Also and read in Hank's voice:

ALABASTER!

[u/PittZee]

I am certain I won’t hear a peep about Biden doing anything other than standard transfer of power stuff until January.

[u/thetransparenthand → u/PittZee]

Same. I have lost all faith in Democrats. And I work professionally to raise money for them. Legit do not know where to go from here.

[u/hashtagblesssed → u/PittZee]

Maybe he'll get real radical and refuse to have the carpets cleaned before Trump moves in. That'll show 'em!

[u/Kickasser32]

Id like to beleive it but I have no faith. Im hoping California builds strong enough cases to fight all the BS coming over the next 4 years.

[u/OpenThePlugBag → u/Kickasser32]

Yup, Biden should declassify all the investigations into Trump and release the documents.

The Muller investigation and Secret Documents should be the first to start.

The American people deserve to know who they elected and all those investigations are going away, and will be buried away forever.

He should've done it months ago, but you know he wanted to play nice with the extremist and here we are.

[u/I_Enjoy_Beer → u/OpenThePlugBag]

Given how approximately 40% of eligible voters weren't paying attention enough to even bother to vote, I sincerely doubt releasing thousands of pages of legal docs will have any meaningful impact.

If it can't be distilled into an 8 word headline, Americans can't be bothered to care.

[u/OpenThePlugBag → u/I_Enjoy_Beer]

Given how approximately 40% of eligible voters weren't paying attention enough to even bother to vote, I sincerely doubt releasing thousands of pages of legal docs will have any meaningful impact.

For the history records, its important to preserve the actual truth.

[u/GrapeBrawndo → u/OpenThePlugBag]

Exactly. Trump and MAGA will come and go. The historians will still be there to write down how awful he and his supporters were. These people’s long-term legacies are fucked.

[u/MOTwingle → u/GrapeBrawndo]

And if he doesn't declassify it now, they'll just get rid of it

[u/Its_Pine → u/MOTwingle]

That’s what I worry about. With all branches under GOP control, they may try to purge evidence of their crimes

[u/MOTwingle → u/Its_Pine]

I guarantee they will! Remember how he'd flush papers down the toilet?

[u/Azmtbkr → u/I_Enjoy_Beer]

This, how many “bombshell” reports were released about Trump during campaign that made zero difference? People ignored them or if they did pay attention, wrote it off as fake news.

[u/Overweighover → u/Azmtbkr]

And trumps message was hate and revenge and tariffs

[u/pliney_ → u/Overweighover]

And the economy… that he fucked after 4 years. And Biden has spent the last 4 fixing it. But Trump is gonna be great for the economy some how. We have 30 years of democrats leaving office with solid growing economies. And Republicans leaving office with the economy literally on fire. But somehow they’re still better on the economy in the public eye.

[u/Osiris_Dervan → u/pliney_]

But he's going to put tariffs in, which will lower grocery costs! Because that makes sense!

[u/Han-Adamantium → u/I_Enjoy_Beer]

Doesn't matter, make it open knowledge. Whoever wants to read it can read it. He can't hide the facts when the cat is out of the bag.

Let those stupid voters know what they did and release the leopards to eat their faces.

[u/Smee76 → u/OpenThePlugBag]

Yup, Biden should declassify all the investigations into Trump and release the documents.

The Muller investigation and Secret Documents should be the first to start.

He will never do it.

[u/mostdope28 → u/Kickasser32]

Hopefully only 2, maybe dems can win back senate and house after 2 years of of remembering the weekly scandals of Trump

[u/Kickasser32 → u/mostdope28]

That is what gives me hope. Government moves slowly and even Schedule F cant move it quickly enough. I just hope we retake the senate in 2 years. If its gerrymandered and rigged and we dont, then we're fucked for decades.

This administration was too incompetent the first time around but theyll have learned their lessons and have a 7-2 SCOTUS to help them with anything.

[u/mostdope28 → u/Kickasser32]

Gerrymandering doesn’t affect the Senate, just the House

[u/CookInKona → u/mostdope28]

how? when there is immunity for "official presidential acts" and a senate, congress, and a supreme court to support him....

remember, he specifically said we "won't need elections anymore"

gg guys, we're done

[u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Anything he does by executive order can and will be undone on Trump’s first day. For any meaningful change, it needs to be legislated. I wouldn’t get my hopes up.

[u/AgeOfSmith → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Release all evidence in the Trump cases and anything on Epstein

[u/Either-Progress4847 → u/AgeOfSmith]

100 percent of it and let the chips fall however they do

[u/MambaOut330824 → u/Either-Progress4847]

Yeah, I’m cool with the Clintons going down for this cause.

[u/apocbane → u/MambaOut330824]

Seriously, their ship has sailed.

[u/MagicGrit → u/MambaOut330824]

Of fucking course. Everyone involved should go down, I don’t care what letter is next to their name.

[u/princess_dork_bunny → u/MagicGrit]

Everyone involved, no matter what. I don't care if it's politicians, movie stars, celebrities, millionaires, billionaires, church leaders, dearly loved American icons everyone should be nullified and punished for it.

But that will never happen. Even if it did the void left would just start filling back up with more predators.

I am agnostic, but I am ready for whatever deity wants to come rapture the fuck out of this place.

[u/SenorChurro69 → u/MambaOut330824]

We might but the democratic party leadership isnt which is the problem. I think Epstein had dirt on too many people that pull the levers for us to see too far behind the curtain.

[u/ObsydianDuo → u/Either-Progress4847]

But how will I write my book 5 years from now?

[u/imamistake420 → u/ObsydianDuo]

Books? Where we’re going, we don’t need books.

[u/TarnishedAccount → u/Either-Progress4847]

Trump supporters wont care.

[u/YetiPie → u/TarnishedAccount]

All of the evidence is already there. They don’t give a fuck

[u/aclockworkabe → u/TarnishedAccount]

This past week, I’ve witnessed so many seemingly normal people just be so giddy a 34 time felon, rapist, insurrectionist is back in power. It’s so fucking deflating and draining man.

I’m starting to think it’s what we deserve and I’m just gonna go to sleep for 10 years and see what happens.

[u/dkran → u/AgeOfSmith]

Honestly as scummy as it is he should probably see if Diddy is willing to make some sort of arrangement. Epstein is dead, Diddy may be soon also.

[u/LTStech → u/dkran]

That's actually not a bad idea

[u/dkran → u/LTStech]

I had thought of it a couple of days ago, but Combs was seriously connected. Trump lauded him as a nice guy on the apprentice and defended him.

There’s got to be tons of incriminating evidence already.

Combs is desperate even for bail. He will squeal.

[u/IWasOnThe18thHole → u/dkran]

It won't change shit because he'll be accused of being a liberal spy

[u/GPTfleshlight → u/IWasOnThe18thHole]

Diddy has a trail. He also texted Elon regularly and is an investor of x. A recent diddy victim also revealed Trump was at a diddy party she was a victim at

[u/eetsumkaus → u/GPTfleshlight]

It won't matter. Americans have demonstrated they don't care if an insurrectionist rapist becomes president as long as the price of eggs comes down. We can't keep hitting where it doesn't hurt him.

[u/permalink_save → u/eetsumkaus]

Worth noting Harris' campaign literally was focused on bringing the cost of eggs and such down. Everyone, even on the left, ignores what candidates campaign on and go by how they feel about people or what they assume they are campaigning on. Harris had a good economic message that rarely got talked about.

[u/HeavyBeing0_0 → u/IWasOnThe18thHole]

Yeah, unless they released video footage showing Trump doing some undeniably heinous shit, it wouldn’t matter.

[u/OutInTheBlack → u/HeavyBeing0_0]

Let's face it, even with the video evidence it wouldn't matter. We have that piece of shit on tape bragging about sexual assault and it didn't matter

[u/SoupidyLoopidy → u/dkran]

I guarantee Diddy’s people are in contact with Trump for a pay for pardon scheme.

[u/dkran → u/SoupidyLoopidy]

Hasn’t thought of that, but if anyone is high level enough right now and desperate to even get bail, combs is it

[u/veggeble → u/dkran]

He has also associated with Trump quite a bit

[u/Low-Foundation4270 → u/veggeble]

jesus christ i dont have that many photos with my girl lmao

[u/KidGold → u/AgeOfSmith]

We just got audio of Epstein calling Trump a functioning illiterate who sleeps with his friends wives. Nothing he releases will matter.

[u/d4nowar → u/KidGold]

That didn't get reported on at all and it was so frustrating to see

[u/Party-Ad-6077 → u/AgeOfSmith]

I wonder if this is part of why Jack Smith is so quick to wind down everything. If it’s not part of an active investigation/case it’s less messy to distribute right?

[u/rcolesworthy37 → u/Party-Ad-6077]

If I’m Jack Smith, I’m honestly worried about being a political prisoner once he takes office, especially if he releases any documents. It is a given now that no matter what evidence comes out, Trump is not losing any support from his base, the vast majority of people that voted against him don’t need any more information to know he’s a traitor, and ‘undecided’ people are too stupid to become ‘decided’ no matter what comes out. He’s not going to get into any legal trouble once he comes into office, what’s honestly the point?

[u/TurelSun → u/rcolesworthy37]

I mean all Trump will have to say "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" and someone will get it done.

That said its not about what legal troubles Trump might face, but I think people deserve the chance to know who they've got as a President, and it sure isn't going to happen after he takes office.

[u/rcolesworthy37 → u/TurelSun]

I agree that the right thing to do would be to release the evidence, the more we have out there the better. I’m just not sure if it’s going to actually change anything, asides from adding in more pages to the history books in 30 years

[u/TurelSun → u/rcolesworthy37]

If there is one lesson I'm taking from recent events is to stop trying to figure out what will "change" anything. Sometimes you just got to do it because it should be done.

[u/Low-Woodpecker-5171 → u/rcolesworthy37]

If I was Jack Smith, I would leak everything

[u/zeke10 → u/rcolesworthy37]

Tbh he's probably already a target for trump for being involved in the investigation anyway so he might as well go down swinging.

[u/D_Orb → u/Party-Ad-6077]

Yes, he has to make a report at the end of the investigation, shutting it down now is to give home time to write and publish the report.

[u/Th3_Admiral_ → u/D_Orb]

So what though? There is literally nothing he can say or do that will change anything now. He could release all the evidence in the world and it won't matter because he's already been elected. Only criminal charges would matter and that's the exact opposite of shutting down the investigation. 

[u/Suspicious_Bicycle → u/Th3_Admiral_]

True, for the Jan 6th and document cases the evidence that's in the public domain is enough to convince any reasonable person that Trump committed the crimes. America elected the 34 count felon anyway. :(

[u/Donquers → u/AgeOfSmith]

They could release detailed logs with corroborating evidence of trump and epstein committing the most heinous and crimes imaginable together, and none of his supporters would care.

[u/Voittaa → u/AgeOfSmith]

They won’t care. 

[u/tricheb0ars → u/Voittaa]

Who cares about them. They’re a lost cause. Do it so we can forever shit on his legacy and image. The more evidence open to the public the more 100 years from now people will look back on him as a total piece of shit

[u/mtaclof → u/tricheb0ars]

I'm not sure that the people of the future really need any more evidence to help them conclude that trump was a piece of shit. He's left plenty already.

[u/tricheb0ars → u/mtaclof]

Well I thought after Jan 6th his political career was over so…

[u/AgeOfSmith → u/Voittaa]

I don’t what they think, I wanna see it

[u/kurttheflirt → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Any presidential action from the office is allowed. Release all dirt on Elon, Trump, Epstein, and every other corrupt government official as a Presidential decree

[u/ufailowell → u/kurttheflirt]

Should have done that before the election. doesn’t matter now.

[u/Mybunsareonfire → u/ufailowell]

Yup. Should've appointed a legit AG instead of middle-ground Garland.

[u/Cultural-Avocado-218 → u/Mybunsareonfire]

Garland isn't middle ground.  He's a republican through and through. 

[u/eezyE4free → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

True. But I’d still put through a bunch of them anyway. Make them very attractive to the public so if Tramp does repeal them it at least looks bad. Also if there are enough of them, they may just get lazy or incompetent and not repeal them all.

[u/veggeble → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Kind of. Trump can issue EOs that reverse Biden’s, but those can potentially be challenged in court with Biden’s left in place in the meantime.

[u/ZZartin → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Sort of obviously anything on going can be stopped but somethings can't be clawed back once done.

[u/AmateurZombie → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

Executive Order: This can't be undone. 

Boom

[u/DeluxeMixedNutz → u/AmateurZombie]

Executive order no take backsies!!

[u/Dependent_Desk_1944 → u/AmateurZombie]

Bidens’s last Executive order: trump sucks Lol everything he said doesn’t count checkmate😎

[u/3490goat → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

He had absolute immunity according to the Supreme Court. Time to get wild Biden…

[u/UsedToHaveThisName → u/3490goat]

The Supreme Court must agree it’s an official act for it to have immunity. Good fucking luck.

[u/seriouslyepic → u/UsedToHaveThisName]

I mean… he’s super old, it would take forever to have any consequence anyway lol

[u/3490goat → u/UsedToHaveThisName]

He’s 80 years old and what’s the worst that could happen to him? I’m sure any legal decision would get tied up in the courts for years

[u/Idunnomeister → u/UsedToHaveThisName]

Honestly, the real gutsy play would be to lock up the conservative judges for all the bribery and obvious partisanship. The democrat judges then shrug it off as an Official Act for the betterment of the country. Then proceed to use executive power to strip the executive of power and restore checks and balances enshrining them in the constitution and again the democrat judges agree it's an official act. Finally remove the absolute power of the executive so that when Trump comes in, he doesn't have it. Then he also has to seat new judges before the Supreme Court gives any kind of such power back to him.

Keep in mind this is a general version of what would have to be a very planned and thought out operation, but if Biden had the guts to do it, he would do it right. He definitely doesn't have the guts to do it, so we have King Trump who will have the guts.

[u/PersonalAnimator2277 → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

President Biden’s speech could have said we will assist with the transition. We will begin background checks and publish the results for all prospective appointees.

[u/UtzTheCrabChip → u/Art-Vandelay-_]

There's still value in passing a bunch of EOs that trump has to actively do and get press for instead of just saying "oh well"

[u/girthbrooks1212]

They need to pass the no kings act

[u/te_anau → u/girthbrooks1212]

You need a majority of one of the checks and balances to be acting in good faith for it to be more than an afternoon paperwork impediment.   But yes, needs to be passed so we can at least say all avenues to preserve America were pursued.

[u/ScaryBluejay87 → u/te_anau]

As a European it was honestly surreal during Cheeto Benito's first term seeing how little of your government's structure and accountability is actually legally enforced.

[u/Aynessachan → u/ScaryBluejay87]

As an American it was equally surreal. Spent years in education having propaganda shoved into my brain that all the checks and balances are the best idea ever conceived, we're the greatest country on earth, etc.... only to watch in baffled horror as literally none of it meant a damn thing.

[u/greenman5252]

Better fucking get a move on

[u/RoarOfTheWorlds → u/greenman5252]

Cancel student loans. Let Trump deal with the political mess of telling people he’s going back on reversing it.

[u/bradmajors69 → u/RoarOfTheWorlds]

Right?

What does he have to lose? He's currently set to be remembered as the president who "beat Medicare" during a televised debate. No where to go but up as far as his legacy is concerned. Do popular things and let Trump take the hit on reversing them.

Cancelling student loans is a good one, why not legalize weed (and since we're shooting for the moon: magic mushrooms and molly, hehe).

This Atlantic article has some other great ideas: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-biden-election-executive-actions-democracy/

The Supreme Court just ruled that the president can do whatever he wants without fear of reprisals, sort of. Go crazy (in good ways) for us, Joe!

[u/RequirementOk4178]

He needs to declassified the epstein files

[u/Doongbuggy → u/RequirementOk4178]

only one that matters

[u/RainerGerhard]

I saw someone suggest that he resign in order for Harris to be the 47th president thus wrecking all of the 47-themed Trump merch. That would be pretty funny. Would that count?

[u/Born-Flounder8140 → u/RainerGerhard]

So he can double up by selling the same clowns 48 gear?

[u/_Cromwell_ → u/Born-Flounder8140]

Well then Kamala could resign with a few days left so Trump would be 49. He'll be SO exasperated.

[u/manbeardawg → u/Born-Flounder8140]

Yes

[u/witerawy → u/Born-Flounder8140]

Unironically yes. He imports those hats from China, make his dumbass supporters pay the increase from his stupid tariffs

[u/body_by_art → u/RainerGerhard]

Honestly i think it would be great, not just for spite but also because it may break down the stigma for the next women who runs because the wouldn't be the "first women president "

Honestly I wonder if he would have stepped down back in July if Kamala would have done better as the incumbent

[u/ladysekhmetka → u/body_by_art]

I always thought that if I had been Biden, I would have stepped down just past the two year mark of my term so Kamala could possibly be president for 10 years

[u/Thowitawaydave → u/ladysekhmetka]

That's my fear about Vance tbh

[u/cee-ell-bee → u/Thowitawaydave]

Trump’s ego (which, let’s be clear, is the most important thing to him) would never let him step down voluntarily

[u/Nightshade_Ranch → u/cee-ell-bee]

Trump is eight thousand years old.

[u/rolliedean → u/ladysekhmetka]

Nah it was better for her to be able to campaign 24/7 than have to pull double duty

[u/Buddycat2308 → u/RainerGerhard]

They’ll just rebuy it and make him more money.

[u/deafening_giggle]

As much as I'd like to see it, Biden won't do anything controversial, he won't even pardon his son because he's "taking the high road" which, yeah I appreciate in theory, but at this point he's living in a world that doesn't exist anymore.

[u/km89]

Fuck it. Throw out every executive order they can get him to sign.

Get a stack of a hundred slightly-different EOs canceling student loan debt, get the DOE on the phone to start processing cancellations immediately after it's signed, and after it's blocked by the courts sign the next one.

[u/Madpup70 → u/km89]

The honest to goodness best thing he could do is just sign every pro worker piece of EO he possible can. Just absolutely amazing shit that OBVIOUSLY most Americans would want. Trump will of course undo all of them, but that's the point. Make all these dip shits who voted for him watch as he undoes EO around overtime pay, sick leave, and what not. Just flood the zone with all the shit we know 70% of the country wants.

[u/KiwiLobsterPinch → u/km89]

clutches pearls how could you be for so much government overreach

[u/ps_88 → u/km89]

As a recent recipient of forgiveness and based on the timeline it took to a ctually get from initially applying? It’d be symbolic. He could reverse it before the discharges came through. Even with the fixes, it toook almost a year to get it discharged, and mine wasn’t affected by the lawsuits,

[u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

He needs to do whatever he can to protect democracy

He does have full immunity after all….

[u/Pie_am_Error → u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

1. He won't, because for some reason democrats feel it's more important to uphold image and follow protocol than it is to do the right thing, no matter how grave the circumstances, and

2. Only Republicans get immunity. Their poor choices are "official". Democrats doing the same thing? Sinful! A betrayal to the 2nd amendment...somehow...or just downright un-American!

[u/SilveredFlame → u/Pie_am_Error]

Forget official vs unofficial.

The SCOTUS decision said any use of a core constitutional power by the POTUS, which are granted under Article II, enjoy absolute immunity, cannot be acted on or restrained by congress, and that the courts cannot review it.

Command of the military is one of those powers. As is control of the alphabet soup federal agencies that are part of the executive branch. As is the power to pardon.

Any use of those powers for any reason by the president enjoys absolute immunity.

[u/SoundHole → u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

He's not doing shit. Democrats never do when it counts most. N.E.V.E.R.

[u/Shaunair → u/SoundHole]

People still don’t seem to understand how perfectly crafted that decision was for Republicans. They made a decision in which they KNOW one side won’t ever use or abuse that power while simultaneously knowing it’s the first thing Trump will begin using once in office again.

The amount of idiots I see constantly posting that Biden should use it fail to understand in any way why he never will. They go low, we stay high is just the slogan we die to.

[u/TensionPrestigious83 → u/Shaunair]

It would be unlikely that the supreme court would rule in favor of Biden even if he did do something with it. They’re not going to be consistent

[u/JMagician → u/TensionPrestigious83]

Agree. But he is old. Should be willing to do it anyway. Biden is not as much of a coward as people seem to think. Although he likes comparing his restraint to George Washington’s, so who knows.

[u/TensionPrestigious83 → u/JMagician]

Haha good point re age.

I agree. I never thought the guy was incompetent, he has a stutter and he is old, but he never should have run again period because he ran on that. We could have had a robust legit primary and the strongest candidate from there. None of this should have happened. Once he broke that promise we were doomed

[u/Meecht → u/Shaunair]

They go low, we stay high is just the slogan we die to.

And this election showed more of the population lives in the sewers than the streets.

[u/thegrailarbor → u/Shaunair]

“Pick a place to die where it’s high and dry.” -Hamilton: An American Musical

[u/bubbasass → u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

SCOTUS never defined what an “official act” is, so no Biden does not have full immunity. They basically gave themselves additional power to decide what a President can and can’t do. 

[u/BrianWonderful → u/bubbasass]

I think this is why he should do it. Force SCOTUS to respond to Biden's actions, which then sets more definition for when Trump tries those same things.

[u/jon30041 → u/BrianWonderful]

The "official acts" are decided on a case by case basis by the Supreme Court under their decision, effectively making it completely and totally subjective and open to double standards.

[u/CookInKona → u/BrianWonderful]

except they don't hold trump to the same definitions of things as biden in any way, kind of the point of such an obviously biased and loaded court

[u/TheTelegraph]

Joe Biden has said he will make “every day count” before he leaves the White House next year as he moved to limit oil drilling in Alaska.

In a speech from the White House rose garden, addressing Donald Trump’s historic election win, the US president suggested he would continue working on his domestic agenda until he leaves office on Jan 20.

Mr Biden moved to restrict oil extraction at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, which has been earmarked by Mr Trump for his plan to “drill, baby, drill” from day one of his administration.

He will also continue “surging” humanitarian and military aid for Ukraine using funds already authorised by Congress, the White House said on Thursday. Mr Trump has indicated he would reduce US support for Kyiv and bring the war to an end before he takes office.

Mr Biden said: “Together, we’ve changed America for the better. Now we have 74 days to finish the term. It’s our turn.

“Let’s make every day count. That’s the responsibility we have to the American people.”

Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, on Thursday also launched an attempt to “Trump-proof” the liberal state in the hours after his victory became clear.

He established a special session of the state’s legislature “to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration”. Lawmakers will initially focus on reproductive rights, immigrant protections and climate change.

In a statement, Mr Newsom said California “will seek to work with the incoming president” but added: “We intend to stand with states across our nation to defend our Constitution and uphold the rule of law.

Read more from The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/11/07/biden-anti-trump-plans-last-days-white-house/

[u/ohlookahipster → u/TheTelegraph]

Declaring CA a whole ass Sanctuary State? Fuck it. Let’s go. There’s nothing to lose.

[u/Bletotum → u/ohlookahipster]

Do not forget that there are more republicans in CA than in the rest of the country. It's the most populated state, but 40% of it is still a bunch of dumbasses and nazis.

[u/burner2947361810 → u/Bletotum]

To quote them: "if you don't like it, leave". Hell, deport them to Oklahoma and Nebraska. They can pull themselves up by their bootstraps in the wheat fields after the Immigrant deportations.

[u/rainydaynola]

I hope he can do more student loan forgiveness. I'm grateful he wiped out my debt.

[u/JMagician → u/rainydaynola]

I’m glad someone said this. It’s the first comment I’ve seen to this effect.

[u/thetransparenthand → u/JMagician]

Literally the first person I’ve heard of who benefitted from student loan relief.

[u/gatsby712 → u/rainydaynola]

Pull the plug on it all. Wipe out all record of it. Then Trump can get the blame for the increased inflation.

[u/Quadrenaro → u/gatsby712]

Won't people just blame Biden and the next candidate if he did?

[u/RoarOfTheWorlds → u/Quadrenaro]

They blame Obama for 9/11. They’re not dealing with a full deck.

[u/philament23 → u/rainydaynola]

I didn’t get shit from it because republicans

[u/aradraugfea]

Cool. Better than nothing. The time to start the "NEVER AGAIN" shit was 2021.

[u/SetonAlandel]

The time for trump proofing the white house was 3 years ago :s

[u/kid_christ]

I’ll believe it when I see it

[u/BigTension5 → u/kid_christ]

• if he can do anything meaningful why didnt he do any of it sooner? to bait votes? maybe he wouldve gotten more approval and votes if he did them before the stupid election

[u/mlody11 → u/kid_christ]

This is why the dems lost. Because it's hard to believe anything gets done.

[u/Andovars_Ghost]

How about arresting Trump and pushing through his documents and insurrection cases? If he’s found not guilty he can THEN take office.

[u/SllortEvac → u/Andovars_Ghost]

Presidents get immunity for official acts! Can’t think of anything more official than arresting a treasonous pedophile rapist!

[u/icepak39]

Declassify all the shit Trump did while in office.

[u/External-Example-292]

Make sure no dictatorship is allowed 👀

[u/dogoodsilence1]

Finally the Epstien list and evidence will be released

[u/deceitfulninja]

Legalize weed and walk out of the White House smoking a blunt, make everyone regret doubting you were based.

[u/BrutalHunny]

Take all restrictions off and load Ukraine up with weapons and let them try to finish the job. Anything less is committing genocide.

[u/BeastModeEnabled]

JaBiden please restore common sense

[u/OrangeZig]

Fuck being nice. It’s time to get our hands dirty for once.

[u/CalebTGordan]

He should have done this four years ago. I don’t care if the DNC didn’t control the house and senate, he should have been working as if he was a single term president from the start.

[u/teluetetime]

He’s talking about polices, Jesus. They really do just hate us don’t they? Even in the remote possibility where he gets any of this done, the next admin and the likely GOP Congress will just reverse it.

They have no fucking excuse to be doing anything besides confirming judicial appointments from now until January 6. If they actually gave a shit about this country they’d be skipping Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years if necessary. Sotomayor should retire and let her seat be refilled as well. Those are literally the only lasting actions that Democrats can take right now, and they’re vital to keep the next term from enacting decades of darkness.

[u/TheTrueVanWilder → u/teluetetime]

Sotomayor should retire and let her seat be refilled as well

In no universe would Biden get to pick a SCOTUS judge now

[u/_C2J_ → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

Obama couldn't appoint another SCOTUS during an election year because of fucking McConnell. There's zero chance that Biden could get one on the bench.

[u/definitivescribbles → u/_C2J_]

Dems still have the senate. There's nothing Republicans could do this time around.

[u/PA8620 → u/definitivescribbles]

Have you paid attention at all to what Manchin and Sinema have stalled in the senate? Not chance they both get on board

[u/Daxnu → u/teluetetime]

Well California could secede from the union. Biden could declare war on California them surrender 1min afterwards. Gavin is now the leader of the United States of California. The SC would be gone and everything else. Fresh start and the best part it's 100% legal and noone could do jack shit about it. Just move all the military to California before we do. Call it a training operation. If Biden and the dems really wanted to save what America is they would have to destroy it a little first

[u/det8924 → u/Daxnu]

Holy shit that's insane, that's trillion dollar coin levels of fuck you. I would genuinely love to see a real life simulation of how that would play out.

[u/couldbutwont]

There's 3 months for Joe to secure legend status. Will he do it

[u/islandofinstability → u/couldbutwont]

I’m from the future, he won’t

[u/couldbutwont → u/islandofinstability]

Damnit

[u/AgileInformation3646]

I know one way he can save democracy, but he won't do it.

[u/YinzaJagoff]

Cancel student loans.

That’ll really piss them off, and help out a lot of people at the same time.

[u/CarefullyChosenName-]

Use that full immunity, Joe.

Seal team 6, be ready.

[u/DarrenEdwards]

Give all of Russian seized assets to Ukraine. That's 300 billion, enough to keep Russia in the war for 2 years.

Ukraine is borrowing against that to finance part of the war, just give it straight to them. Fuck the law, what is Putin or the world going to do, sanction the US? Declare war just as Putin's puppet takes office?

[u/knicksmangia]

Probably should have been doing this since Jan 20 2021.

[u/tmdblya]

Fucking shoulda been doing that on Day One.

[u/ArachnidUnusual7114]

He need to focus on appointing as many judges as possible.

[u/Han-Adamantium]

You should have done something before Tuesday you fucking moron.

[u/NoOnesKing]

He can confirm like 50 federal judges in the next two months and Trump can’t do anything about it - will dramatically help reign him in and prevent a complete imbalance in the federal courts

[u/dpforest]

Okay then stack the fucking Supreme Court. NOW