“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

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    “In my view, we need a strong Republican Party. We need a Republican Party that’s united.”

    -Joe Biden (~2011)

    The man is just incompetent and nostalgic for the “good old days” when Dems and Republicans would play grab ass together and hoodwink the public together to protect the status quo and grow the wealth divide. This whole fascism thing, though clearly signaled decades ago, has him scratching hos head. He simply doesn’t get it and is too mentally calcified to keep up with the paradigm shift in politics.

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      You grabbed a completely out of context quote from 13-14 years ago as you complain that he is nostalgic (for what…?)

      Where do I begin?

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      Wasnt trump still a Democrat back then? It’s like people never change…wait …

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        Biden hasn’t changed though. He’s still the same old pro-austerity, pro-corporate, “respectably racist” Republican-at-heart conservative he’s always been. You just can’t see it because Trump is so much more extreme.