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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by adamtaylor_13 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:16PM (#42968903)
I’ve heard lots of people say that, and you’re entitled to that opinion. But I have yet to hear a single coherent argument explaining why that’s the case.

I’m open minded but so far all I’ve heard is Musk/Trump haters clanging the alarm that somehow they’re going to take over the government or ruin America or whatever. With no explanation and no facts to back it up.

Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by chris_wot on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:20PM (#42968944)
The evidence is fairly smacking you in the face. Have you seen the number of Executive Orders that Trump has been signing? Many of which are almost certainly to be overturned?
Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by adamtaylor_13 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:23PM (#42968974)
Yes, what does signing a lot of executive orders have to do with it?

Historically-speaking American presidents are using more and more executive orders to push things through.

That doesn’t inherently make them bad.

Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by chris_wot on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:39PM (#42969092)
Because your democracy is being run by fiat, and many of those Executive Orders are batshit insane, or just plain illegal. And you seem to be OK with this.
Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by adamtaylor_13 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:02PM (#42969234)
Pretty sure not a single XO has been illegal. If you’d like to supply some proof I’d be more than happy to look at it.

I’d be curious which orders you personally find to be “batshit insane?”

Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by unsnap_biceps on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:33PM (#42969420)
The funding one was halted by a federal judge saying it was blatantly unconstitutional. That counts as illegal IMHO.

That's the only one I'm aware of at this time, but there's in the high 10's of lawsuits in progress, so there's time for others to be found similarly.

I suspect the Christian only faith department would also count as illegal eventually.

Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by chris_wot on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:40PM (#42969472)
His Executive Order blocking birthright citzenship was blocked. And that is batshit insane - literally thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) would suddenly be affected by that EO.

And DOGE. You know they are going in and changing safety systems at the FAA, right? Insane.

Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by beanjuiceII on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:57PM (#42969205)
its really not that many (yet) and even so its unlikely he will catch up to the top