Joe Biden says he’s got a mandate to do what the left wants to do on climate change and systemic racism:
Before the results are even in Nancy Pelosi was screeching at the warring factions of her own caucus that “we have a mandate!”, and on Friday, Joe Biden declared that he has a mandate to “act” on a leftist agenda he largely hid from American voters.
Remember, Biden didn’t run on a leftist agenda, and when he did mention it—his promise to eliminate fossil fuels, his team scrambled to walk it back. He flat out denied that he supports the Green New Deal, despite it featuring prominently on his campaign website as “build back better.” So we can safely knock those two issues off his imaginary mandate.
The word “mandate” used to mean something quite different. But now – particularly when used by the left – it means “power” as in “I have the power to do it because I’m in charge now.” Doesn’t matter how many people support it. It just matters whether you can do it. And in recent years, controlling both houses of Congress isn’t necessary nor is compromise necessary, although it’s nice if possible. All that’s needed is that phone and that pen.
I first realized this during the Obama administration. And I realized it applied to legislation when Obamacare was passed. That was the first time in US history, as far as I know (and I did the research at the time) that a major transformative piece of legislation was passed without significant (or any) bipartisan support and without the strong support of the people.
It used to be, prior to Obamacare, that parties cared what the people thought. Now the people are just an obstacle to be gotten around on the way to the left’s agenda.
It’s possible something will stand in the left’s way, of course, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Leftists (from AOC to the egregious J Rubin at WaPo) are now revealing the inner fascist dwelling within almost every “progressive” activist by suggesting the need not only for “Truth and Reconciliation Committees” but also for “lists” of Trump supporters (perhaps to be shipped off to re-education camps?). The obsession of Senile Joe with the wholly imaginary “systemic racism” about which he mumbles at every opportunity reveals the malign intent of the Harris-Biden administration (should the Dystopian Duo actually attain power) to engage in the most destructive form of racially-based (and completely unconstitutional) social engineering.
I’ve made my friends uncomfortable by calmly pointing out that the Associated Press, the New York Times, CNN, and the rest of the media do not certify our elections. An uncontroversial point, I would have thought. But facts don’t matter.
Right, MollyG.
Every “systemic racism” initiative coming from these neo-fascists must be challenged in court. Discrimination and discriminatory “education” programs are flatly illegal.
Mandate? Dominating their way to a disasterous leap off the cliff.
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14:12
Someone on Twitter pointed out that if an election is held on Tuesday, and you still can’t claim victory by Friday night, you don’t have a mandate.
“people are just an obstacle to be gotten around ”
You got that right. So what are the (too lazy? too comfy?) American conservatives going to do?
Recounts? first, and then accept Biden stealing?
What can “we” (in America) do?
Learn from, tho avoid becoming, the Dems.
Conservatives can protest.
Outside, in the streets.
Outside the houses, off the desktop computers.
(Easy to say from my desktop when, in SK, no chance for me to go out.)
We need a redo on the election in the Fraud Cities.
We need people calling for to redo the election, by the hundreds, thousands …
hundreds of thousands.
We need Trump, and other Reps, to call for America lovers, and those who want honest elections, to get in their cars and drive to the cities where the Election Stealing is going on. And go near the gov’t office. And go near the home of the Secretary of State.
And drive by.
And honk your horn.
Peaceful.
Car protest.
Thousands – huge traffic jams.
Police: “Why are you here?”
Driver: “Just trying to Peacefully Protest against Democrats Stealing the Election in this city. Oh Officer, can I ask if were you protecting any businesses against rioters and looters?”. (In the Fraud Cities which had riots)
Well, it’s 2am; I can fantasize; had some cream liquor (Bailey’s clone), plus added some cream and more whiskey.
Only chance for Trump is with a redo of the election in the fraud cities.
Moral superiority – peaceful.
But against stealing elections.
Fraud cities: Philly, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix …
https://www.thenewneo.com/2020/11/07/about-that-mandate/