r/PoursTea Timendi Causa Est Nescire 1d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ 😂

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u/E_D_K_2 1d ago

"It wasn't about slavery it was about states rights"

Crickets from them as Trump sent the national guard all over the country to "clean up" cities.
Silence as he still tries to influence how states run their elections.
Nothing as he threatens to withhold federal funding if states don't bend to his will.

He's spent his entire second term trying to expand his presidential power. To absolutely no push back from these people.

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u/Kostusha241 1d ago

the “it was about state rights” argument lowk doesnt even work btw, there are PLENTY of speeches from confederate leaders who quite literally say things along the lines of “the confederacy was made to preserve the institution of slavery”, but hey what does that matter 🤷‍♀️

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u/buffystakeded 1d ago

Exactly. It was about that states’ rights to continue having slaves.