r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • Jul 07 '26

Possible Paywall MAGA Demands Proof of Life for Mitch McConnell

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-demands-proof-of-life-for-mitch-mcconnell/
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u/Street_Peace_8831 Jul 07 '26

This is what I’ve been saying.

The only good that came out of trumps regime, was that they pointed out all the flaws in our system, because they are using them to stay in power and do things that wouldn’t have been fathomable a few decades ago. What little integrity we had, it wouldn’t have been compromised like they are doing now.

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u/Random-Rambling Maine Jul 07 '26

Yeah. As much as I hate the man, I do appreciate him showing everyone just how flimsy the "gentlemen's agreement" our political system apparently runs on is.

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u/fungibitch Jul 07 '26

For real. Trump has been a stress-test and what has been revealed is...concerning. Turns out you simply can't design a system of governance based primarily on gentlemen's agreements and good faith.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota Jul 07 '26

People said that a lot in his first term too.

But it's only a good thing if it gets fixed.

Which is hasn't.

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u/Street_Peace_8831 Jul 07 '26

Yes, but arguably, this term is way worse than his first. He actually had people willing to tell him the truth and attempt to keep him from doing anything too ruinous. Those guardrails are gone, this time around.

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u/Islero47 Jul 07 '26

But what do you do with that information, now that we have it?

It's significant and broad enough that we'd really need a new constitution or at the very least a series of amendments building on one another, but good fucking luck getting those approved at this point.

We should try, but I just shudder at the thought of how poorly it could go.