r/TrueChristianPolitics

Dem politicians like Ruben Gallego, Ro Khanna, and Rashida Tlaib have called for expanding the court, impeaching justices, imposing unconstitutional term limits, etc. This is a recurring theme whenever there's a decision the left doesn't like (Roe, Callais, the Virginia State court rejecting the gerrymander on procedural issues, etc.).

But goodness knows Republican politicians run their mouths a lot more when they're not in control of Congress, too. So, to my progressive brothers and sisters, are they serious about this? And separate from that, how do you feel about it?

It's because of stuff like this

When even opinions can't reliably be said to be real, it's just a complete loss.

So, for the record, I don’t actually believe any of these attempts were fake. I personally would argue that they’re the unfortunate but natural result of his destruction of political norms and normalization of corruption and violence as political methods.

That disclaimer said, I think it speaks volumes about who Trump is as a person and his utter inability to be honest that folks won’t believe him even when someone tries to kill him. It’s got “the boy who cried wolf” vibes. Puts me in mind of a quote from Tolkien: “oft evil will doth evil mar”.

As I see it, there's no realistic way out of the current problem without a combination of 1) big, big tax increases, especially on the rich and also 2) big, big spending cuts, some of which will be very painful. There's no way to math our way out of the situation without both - but Democrats want only the first one, and Republicans want only the second.

What do you think?

>The most dramatic idea they discussed — which would involve an unusual gambit to replace the entire state Supreme Court, with a goal of reinstating their gerrymandered map — drew mixed reactions on the call, said the people, and it was not clear that it would even be viable, or palatable to Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly.

I’ll probably delete this but wasn’t sure to ask. I’ve had a yucky feeling coming to this board for a few months now. I couldn’t figure out why, but finally realized it’s calling women child murderers and abortion child murder.

Back story: One of my sisters was sex trafficked and a sex trafficker. She was arrested in a sting. Best thing that could happen to her.

Long story short: Before arrested she had multiple abortions. I grieve my nieces and nephews and for my sister. It’s a feeling i can’t describe and I’m not sure can be felt unless the same situation.

After years and years of being in prison she was released. Years later she had her record clears. Years later she’s helping women who were in her same situation.

I don’t know the exact situation that led to the abortion. But everytime a Christian refers to her as a child murderer my faith in Christians crumbles a bit. What do they hope to accomplish? What do they think will do?

Am I wrong for taking this so personally? Is it valid but unusual so not many others know that feeling? (but it’s really not that unusual)?

Yeah pretty sure it’ll be deleted, but will post to see if it helps a bit

I started participating in this sub much more regularly in the lead-up to the 2024 federal election specifically because I knew Trump was a threat, and I knew there were still quite a lot of Christians who thought he was worth voting for. I'd hoped to show some data and make the case that voting for Trump was like having Jared from Subway babysit your kids.

What I got instead was a fair amount of trolling, and a stunning disregard for data. I might discard the rank and file MAGA as hopeless, but Christians?

Christians who would never accept heresy would surely make a distinction between propaganda and fact. Christians who read about the rise of prideful and self-serving teachers who had already appeared in year one of our faith on this earth that would tear apart our belief in saving grace? Christians who knew Jesus told them to be wary as serpents, yet harmless as doves? Christians who absorbed Proverbs and knew only fools refuse counsel?

If I just showed them the data, right? I should have known better. After COVID I should have known better. I absolutely, stubbornly insisted on thinking the best of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I don't think I was wrong to hope. I think I was wrong to expect this format on reddit to be useful. I still don't get why it's not, but words just go out, bear no apparent fruit, and get read by our future AI overlords to be stored until the power goes out. Is this seriously just a huge waste of time?

If it is a waste of time, why are you here?

The current administration honestly believes if they just stifle the black vote, they'll win seats, which also means they honestly believe white people will vote for them. There's no question of conscience or putting America first ahead of race: whites will vote for Republicans because that's what white people do, and blacks will vote Democrat because that's what black people do.

I've spent a lot of time in this past decade being unpleasantly surprised at what the "conservative" right is capable of, partly because that was my tribe, and partly because there should be some reasonable expectations about what common decency looks like.

I don't want to be disappointed again. I don't want to find out this administration is right about race, and that crossing out civil rights in the voting booth means they win, despite everything they've done to bend this country over. I don't want to find out we really are this sadly stupid.

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but I honestly thought we were better than this. I'll continue to hope until America gives me a reason not to... Again. I guess. Sure would be great to see us act like grown-ups though.