• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    He has no power to shut down a major news network, so one must ask why they decided to change the policy. It is not because of Trump’s impotent threats.

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      4 hours ago

      If Trump wins and we became a dictatorship he could do anything. The supreme Court has ruled on this, he is practically immune from the law while in office. He could literally have people assassinated and get away with it.

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        4 hours ago

        That’s a big if. Additionally, he may have a scotus ruling saying that he’s not accountable, but that doesn’t mean that shit won’t hit the fan if he tries to exercise that decision. The government and its institutions aren’t comprised solely of documents. There are a fair number of powerful people who would not take kindly to a dictator running the country. Hopefully we never need to test this. I’ve lived through enough interesting times already.

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      Because they want a piece of that sweet, lucrative, “insane spectacle” money. The execs don’t care, as long as they get paid.

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      24 hours ago

      I assume the Trump/Vance campaign privately told CBS no fact checking else Vance drops out of the debate.