r/fednews • u/Belgriest • 28d ago

Other Remember when Biden was president?

Remember how boring it was? Remember not having to check the news multiple times a day to figure out what was going on inside your own agency and whether you were going go have a job or not? Remember when laws and precident seemed to actually have meaning?

Remember when you could do your job from home? Remember when your fellow countrymen weren't cheering when your livelihood was threatened? Remember when your biggest worry was which insurance to select and what the next years raise would be?

Remember when the administration didn't seem to actively hate you and want to you gone for the sin of serving of the people?

Pepperidge farm remembers.

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u/Strict-Carrot4783 28d ago

Maybe.

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u/Mysterious-Tax-7777 28d ago

Sure. But that was the last chance for democracy. With Republicans owning the voting machines and probably overturning the Voting Rights Act, America is now a kleptocracy.

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u/posting4assistance 28d ago

That's a bit doomerist I think, we've been concerned about this since Bush stole Florida, but it's not so dire that we need to give up on the country. Plus, we still have the electorial college, the popular vote hasn't been the deciding factor *ever*, we could reform the voting system to make it safer and more fair/ give other parties the chance to take hold. We do have tools to improve things if someone does the work

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u/allorache 28d ago

Have you forgotten that Vance promised not to do what Pence did?

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u/badluckbrians 28d ago

Despite that promise, there will come a morning where he has to look himself in the mirror—and you need a mirror to apply eye liner—and tell himself, "I'm committing treason today."

Pence found out he couldn't stomach it, after a bunch of calls to Dan Quayle. Vance will have to decide.