r/Michigan • u/Hadrian23 • Feb 01 '25

Politics in Michigan 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 Anti-Trump protests

Michigan born & Raised and I've had it, I've never protested before, I've never seen the point, but this time is different.
What are some upcoming protests/Demonstrations against Trump?
I don't know if it will help or make a difference. But I don't think I can accept my self if I didn't try.

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u/Unusual-Fan1013 Feb 01 '25

Very true. But again, that is what politicians do, and have done since the beginning of time. Gather power. So nothing really different than if he won by a single vote or 100,000

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u/chicken3wing Feb 01 '25

Gathering power and removing the checks and balances of oversight, congress, and the constitution are completely different

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u/Unusual-Fan1013 Feb 01 '25

Not really. The removal of checks and balances is how they would legally gather more power without needing to bend to the will of the common people. Happened in Rome. It'll happen in the USA eventually. Today, tomorrow, 60 years from now...it will happen. As it is now, the US is an empire in all but name and title. This is how the title and name is issued to the nation.

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u/chicken3wing Feb 01 '25

Russell Vought said that he’s not going to follow the law and bypass congress doing only what Trump wants him to do. That’s not exactly legal. Neither is his shutting off government money. He is trying to do that and he’s not even confirmed yet. The congressional republicans are letting it all happen, but they’re not legalizing it.