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no_hypocrisy

(54,871 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:32 AM Feb 2025

What do you think would be a "bridge too far" for Congressional Republicans?

Both Houses.

TSF unilaterally pulling out of NATO?
Dissolving Congress?
Sending the Military into the streets of cities and towns of their districts?
Indefinite Martial Law?
Closing the Banks?

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What do you think would be a "bridge too far" for Congressional Republicans? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 OP
None. Pachamama Feb 2025 #1
None. His supporters won't turn on him even if they do all of that plus end SS and Medicare/Medicaid. LiberalLoner Feb 2025 #13
Oh, I disagree. MAGATS are all about themselves, if he touches one penny of their $$ they are out! lark Feb 2025 #24
Calling for a draft to fight to take over Gaza and the West Bank. nt Jit423 Feb 2025 #30
Really?? That's the income lotsa Repubs only have.....and no S S??? NO LIFE, NO BEER, NO FOOD a kennedy Feb 2025 #33
Agree Jamesm9164 Feb 2025 #32
A bridge too far for Magats? gab13by13 Feb 2025 #2
Or voicing support for women to direct their own healthcare SheltieLover Feb 2025 #4
Obviously nothing. SheltieLover Feb 2025 #3
There is no such breaking point Orrex Feb 2025 #5
Taking away their guns. sop Feb 2025 #6
Taking away their precious guns. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #7
Nothing. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #8
I think they are on life's roller coaster ride. They will ride this thing to the bottom. Hope22 Feb 2025 #9
I think a big drop in the stock market might get their attention. Not that I'm wishing for it. Walleye Feb 2025 #10
Not to scare anyone, but realistically, the possibility of the markets going down is becoming more possible, as SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #34
That's right, good advice thanks Walleye Feb 2025 #35
If the insurrection at the Capitol wasn't the 'bridge' ... MiHale Feb 2025 #11
Something that affects them personally. Dulcinea Feb 2025 #12
What they are doing now, nothing. OLDMDDEM Feb 2025 #14
Trump raping their teenage daughters live on national television . . . hatrack Feb 2025 #15
Taking away their guns or big trucks. ratchiweenie Feb 2025 #16
Trump suddenly, miraculously, turning into a good person, tavernier Feb 2025 #17
He's effectively dissolved Congress already Johnny2X2X Feb 2025 #18
Stopping all their perks Johonny Feb 2025 #19
Firing squads for non believers. sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #20
They would protest, though very weakly Bettie Feb 2025 #21
Working with Democrats. If drumpf partnered with us on anything. Takket Feb 2025 #22
NOTHING would be a bridge too far, they too are involved with the treachery for the most part. lark Feb 2025 #23
As far as I am concerned, aka-chmeee Feb 2025 #25
Freezing their bank accounts. milestogo Feb 2025 #26
Keep going with your list Marthe48 Feb 2025 #27
At this point kacekwl Feb 2025 #28
Remember that these are the same people who refused to wear a strip of cloth over their face.. surfered Feb 2025 #29
Cutting off their pay/benefits/pensions sarisataka Feb 2025 #31

Pachamama

(17,561 posts)
1. None.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:35 AM
Feb 2025

Seriously - can’t think of a single thing that they wouldn’t back for the Orange Jeebus

LiberalLoner

(11,467 posts)
13. None. His supporters won't turn on him even if they do all of that plus end SS and Medicare/Medicaid.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:50 AM
Feb 2025

lark

(26,068 posts)
24. Oh, I disagree. MAGATS are all about themselves, if he touches one penny of their $$ they are out!
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:17 AM
Feb 2025

My current best friend is a R, sad to say. I asked her what she would do if they cut, privatized SS. She said she would be out, and I believe her. She hates Rick Scott because he hurt Medicare patients so she does care about that. I think she's pretty typical of a lot of R's in that she doesn't pay a lot of attention to the news and only watches Faux so doesn't get the true stories. But anyway, she said she will not vote for anyone who touches SS or Medicare and as a senior myself, I believe that would be the tipping point. He won't do that until he's ready for a total takeover and a total coup because Americans would be out in the streets!!!

a kennedy

(35,917 posts)
33. Really?? That's the income lotsa Repubs only have.....and no S S??? NO LIFE, NO BEER, NO FOOD
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:43 PM
Feb 2025

SheltieLover

(80,189 posts)
3. Obviously nothing.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:37 AM
Feb 2025

They are fine with rapist frat boys, ruskie assets, & brain worm running our govt into the ground.

Hope22

(4,720 posts)
9. I think they are on life's roller coaster ride. They will ride this thing to the bottom.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:47 AM
Feb 2025

Nothing will change their course with T in the picture.





Walleye

(44,683 posts)
10. I think a big drop in the stock market might get their attention. Not that I'm wishing for it.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:47 AM
Feb 2025

SWBTATTReg

(26,252 posts)
34. Not to scare anyone, but realistically, the possibility of the markets going down is becoming more possible, as
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:56 PM
Feb 2025

tRUMP factors add up to yet more uncertainty in this Country, and the Markets hate uncertainty. And besides, the markets have not really had a down cycle in quite a while. Housing is suffering and Mortgage Interest rates are sky high. Jobs are slowly disappearing/reduced in numbers (Wanted ads). Consumer sentiment is trending lower, and shoppers are nervous about the economy, which results usually in consumers holding back part of their earnings to save for a 'rainy day'/uncertain times.

And we all know of the crap that tRUMP has started w/ our major trading partners. Tariffs are popping up everywhere and as a result, prices are bound to increase for American Consumers and shortages probably will happen. And on the reciprocal side (the US exporting goods) I don't see anything good happening here, w/ Canada, Mexico, Japan, China and the EU all putting up tariffs to counter tRUMP's garbage/tariffs.

Be alert and be aware of trends and don't let your guard down. If you got money in the markets and you made some decent money, take some off the table, park it somewhere. Warren Buffet is doing the same thing; he's got over $300 billion sitting on the sidelines so he's anticipating something to happen I suspect. The Fed is getting nervous too, they pretty well stopped increasing interest rates, and went to sort of a wait and see situation. Increase them again to fight inflation? Thing is, w/ tRUMP and his stupid tariffs, prices are bound to go up on everything now. Kind of a propagation effect (all of the other increases forces other things to go up too).

MiHale

(12,983 posts)
11. If the insurrection at the Capitol wasn't the 'bridge' ...
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:48 AM
Feb 2025

There is no bridge. I guess it wasn’t, looks like clear overland driving.

Hating to admit that. At this point I mostly just want to know …why?
How could you run for office…a job that at its basest level is about helping people?… Why are you there?
Did you get elected just to destroy the country? Was that your intent?

Dulcinea

(10,052 posts)
12. Something that affects them personally.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:48 AM
Feb 2025

Being treated like the proles. Loss of status, income, or something similar.

hatrack

(64,823 posts)
15. Trump raping their teenage daughters live on national television . . .
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:08 AM
Feb 2025

Other than that, nothing. Nothing at all.

tavernier

(14,432 posts)
17. Trump suddenly, miraculously, turning into a good person,
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:14 AM
Feb 2025

Compassionate about his fellow human beings, concerned and committed to saving the planet, generous and caring about the poor, the ailing, the elderly, standing up for the rights of people of color, gay and trans men and women, fight for solid gun laws for the safety of our children.

Yep, that would do it. They would turn on and crucify him.

Johnny2X2X

(24,159 posts)
18. He's effectively dissolved Congress already
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:16 AM
Feb 2025

They have no role anymore, Elmo is in charge of the purse strings.

Johonny

(26,105 posts)
19. Stopping all their perks
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:36 AM
Feb 2025

So long as he makes sure they have free health care, gyms, pools, offices filled with young interns, and cocain orgies. They good with what he does.

Bettie

(19,652 posts)
21. They would protest, though very weakly
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:56 AM
Feb 2025

at their jobs being done away with by dissolving congress, but that's about it.

Republicans are not patriots, they do not love our country, they love nothing but themselves.

They would cheer pulling out of NATO.

They would be overwhelmed with orgasmic joy if they could watch the military kill people who aren't them.

Martial law? As long as they retain their power and influence, they would be delighted.

A few senators might make some boilerplate "this is not normal" statements, but they'd go with it, because that is who they are. Does anyone think they actually like their fans? Nope, they hold them in contempt as they do everyone else.

lark

(26,068 posts)
23. NOTHING would be a bridge too far, they too are involved with the treachery for the most part.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:09 AM
Feb 2025

Those that aren't actively destroyers of our constitution for the power of the rich are too scared to come out against the total treachery of their party.

aka-chmeee

(1,226 posts)
25. As far as I am concerned,
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 11:52 AM
Feb 2025

They crossed that bridge so long ago, they can't even see the smoke of it burning anymore.

kacekwl

(9,127 posts)
28. At this point
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 11:55 AM
Feb 2025

Nothing seems to be over the line for their orange god. Scared little children they are. I can't imagine what he has on them to behave this way.

surfered

(13,296 posts)
29. Remember that these are the same people who refused to wear a strip of cloth over their face..
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:05 PM
Feb 2025

..to protect their fellow Americans from a deadly disease.

sarisataka

(22,643 posts)
31. Cutting off their pay/benefits/pensions
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:24 PM
Feb 2025

They would accept being as superfluous as the Reichstag post 1933, as long as they get their bennies.

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