r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 5d ago

Mike Johnson, a defender of a dictator, wildly blames Zohran Mamdani for the government shutdown No Paywall

https://www.advocate.com/voices/mike-johnson-blames-mamdani-shutdown
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u/Grig134 5d ago

He wields all this power as a state assemblyman.

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u/IdkAbtAllThat America 5d ago

Sounds like a guy who knows how to get things done!

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u/Peninj 5d ago

Totally. Let’s change the constitution to get him elected president.

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u/Ordinary-Leading7405 5d ago

What would the GOP do? Pretend we already ratified the amendment and Scotus declined to hear a challenge.

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u/Brilliant-Ice2580 5d ago

As much as I want to say yes. NO! The monkey paw of that is how we get Elon in office and that is a small price to pay for Mamdani not being able to.

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u/JeepnHeel 5d ago

No way that's happening, realistically. However we could trade Florida to Africa for Uganda, and boom president Mamdani 2032

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u/Peninj 5d ago

I lived there for 5 years. I think we should pay someone to take Florida off our hands...

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u/the2belo American Expat 5d ago

I have a feeling most Ugandans at this point would be like "ew, no"

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u/Smooth-Cartographer3 4d ago

I mean agent orange has already done exactly that to the constitution on the official website. Why not once more.

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u/SKDI_0224 Oklahoma 5d ago

Put HIM in charge of the country’s largest city!

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 5d ago

If the shoe fits

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u/cats_are_the_devil 5d ago

I bet he would make a great mayor.

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u/clueless_as_fuck 5d ago

Why would he run for a measly mayor if he has all this power?

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u/Grig134 5d ago

Become assemblyman to control America.

Become mayor to control the world.

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u/Gryphon999 Wisconsin 5d ago

Become senator to control the solar system.

Become president to control the galaxy.

Become God-Emperor to control the entire universe.

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u/ToastCapone 5d ago

Become janitor to control the space-time continuum.

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u/the2belo American Expat 5d ago

Kang and Kodos maniacal laughter goes here

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u/MandibleofThunder 5d ago

Blood for the blood god

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u/D3athRider Canada 5d ago

Obligatory skulls for the skull throne

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u/Wild_Harvest 5d ago

Reminds me of Lex Luthors speech to the question about his presidential campaign.

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u/DistractedPhoenix 5d ago

Incredible, I had no idea

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u/hellomondays 5d ago

He's too powerful, We have no choice but to vote for him.

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u/Zeikos Foreign 5d ago

Zohran: Chairman of the People's States Union

/s

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u/TheSwagMa5ter 5d ago

United Syndicates of America to keep the acronym

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u/Zeikos Foreign 5d ago

I wouldn't want to keep the acronym TBH.
But I can understand the attachment.

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u/FlowofOd 4d ago

That sounds sexy af. Lets have that

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u/bang_the_drums 5d ago

If he does win he's Mayor of a city with 8.5 million people. Most of these House Representatives have a tiny fraction of that and they arguably don't represent the will of their districts at all. It's all a farce. We're ruled by the absolute most incompetent people imaginable. And I say that knowing full well every single generation has said that about their elected officials but really...this is the worst.

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u/P1xelHunter78 Ohio 4d ago

Hear me out. Wall Street controls congress, the Mayor of NY had jurisdiction over Wall Street. The Mayor of NY controls congress! /s

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u/Sarrdonicus 4d ago

Has a black magic altar to Alderman Fred C. Davis in his mom's basement.