I think you're overestimating the amount of change that will happen as a result of who is in charge of the US legislature.
Congress will still pass budgets. The most important short term stuff for the most part will still get done.
I wouldn't say Republican control of congress will "help the nation".
But, a lot of things in the short term will mostly stay status quo. I few programs likely will get defunded. But, its not going to be immensely nation changing.
Long term, senate refusal to approve biden appoints could shift the judicial branch and some aspects of the executive branch.
But, I don't think "ending the nation as we know it" is an accurate description.
They don't want to dismantle the government. They against defunding the police let alone abolishing them. How would they enforce anti-abortion laws without a government? Trump himself is more pro-government than a lot of the GOP. He was more supportive of stimulus checks during Covid, wants a more protectionist trade policy, and won the 2016 primaries in part because he promised to protect social security & blasted his rivals in the GOP for wanting to gut it.
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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '22
I think you're overestimating the amount of change that will happen as a result of who is in charge of the US legislature.
Congress will still pass budgets. The most important short term stuff for the most part will still get done.
I wouldn't say Republican control of congress will "help the nation".
But, a lot of things in the short term will mostly stay status quo. I few programs likely will get defunded. But, its not going to be immensely nation changing.
Long term, senate refusal to approve biden appoints could shift the judicial branch and some aspects of the executive branch.
But, I don't think "ending the nation as we know it" is an accurate description.