i remember the night trump was elected i drove 30 miles straight to my parents house and cried for like four hours because it really felt like the beginning of the end. and my parents, who made it through plenty of shithole republican presidencies, tried to assure me this is why we have checks and balances.
but like. bitch, we don’t anymore. the senate and the house are supposed to be a check. the president is supposed to be a check. the justices are supposed to be a check. but now rather than keeping each other in equal balance, the republican senate has changed the rules to allow this shit.
it feels dramatic but our democracy is honestly in danger. we’ve got a president openly admitting that he wishes his people would stand up and listen to everything he says in the same way north koreans are forced to. like. the GOP will TRY TO TAKE YOUR VOTE. they already actively strive to make it difficult for marginalized voters and are often very successful.
please please please please please. we all like to gripe about big dumb america but you don’t want to live in a world where you don’t get to gripe without fear of persecution. VOTE. WE NEED TO FLIP THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OR WE RISK EVERYTHING. WE COULD LOSE ANOTHER JUSTICE. WE COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO BLOCK TRUMP’S RACIST, FACIST POLICIES.
bullshit central 