Posted on 10/18/2025 11:53:57 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A matter of projection: When anyone starts bleating about "dictatorship" they have to start with defining "regal" or "kinglike" actions, and look at the activity — and actions — of recent presidents to get a sense of perspective.
A series of "No Kings" protests are touted to take place again on Saturday, representing yet another wave of organized objection from left-wing activists using the government shutdown to fill streets across the country. The same people aren't so quick — or capable — of explaining away why they sat silent while President Joe Biden engaged in activities that clearly exceeded his executive authority.
These protest gatherings, organized by groups like Indivisible and various labor unions, are working from a narrative of using patriotic rhetoric and symbolism to criticize President Donald Trump as a would-be monarch, ignoring how their history and demands for unchecked federal spending and censorship echo the very authoritarianism they decry.
Executive Overreach on Student Loan Forgiveness
Joe Biden's push for widespread student loan forgiveness by fiat through executive action was seen by many as a king-like act, bypassing Congress and ignoring Supreme Court precedents to unilaterally erase billions in debt. Critics argued the move treated the executive branch as an unchecked sovereign, with edicts that exacerbated economic burdens on everyday Americans without approval from Congress.
Furthermore, Biden attempted to forgive student loans from multiple programs by bypassing Congress altogether. Biden attempted to forgive — on his signature alone — up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for other borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually, using authority under the HEROES Act.
The 2022 plan aimed to cancel roughly $400 billion in debt but was struck down by the United States Supreme Court in 2023 for exceeding executive...
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“ Furthermore, Biden attempted to forgive student loans from multiple programs by bypassing Congress altogether”
And what’s the history of federal takeover of student loans?
My school tuition was $1800 per year State university
Same program is now &40,000 per year
Those loans are simply not going to get paid back. Then you get H1B people in taking jobs
Our kids are totally screwed. Biden had to bypass Congress I think. And I think he did so because to the total scam it is for the government to pay these schools outrageous tuitions and charge our young adults interest on it
But did Biden’s people act like royalty. Absolutely. So did Prince Obama
Mine was $600. I knew it was a bargain so I got three degrees.
I got two
Tge smart kids now need to be getting two and three majors even if it takes 5 years with summer study. Put down the beer and step away
And they need to be getting a skill. Marketable.
Also, forcing EMV on people.
Not just Dems.
Check out Canada...
https://www.democratsabroad.org/davehs/montr_al_no_tyrants_meetup
“In the US and countries without monarchies, October 18 is marked as “No Kings Day.” Here in Canada, to avoid confusion, we’re calling it “No Tyrants Day.”
Wherever people gather, the spirit is the same: to stand together and say loud and clear—”
Cuz they’re totally cool with the king currently presiding over the destruction of the UK.
Kings in lockstep with the Deep State, those kings they support.
Big time.
They’re paying tuition room and board already. They should double and triple their majors studynwhat they want and also get a skill
There are immersion language studies. Economics. IT.
Put down the beer.
Bkmk
More people should be pointing this silence out.
Richard Grenell
The people who appointed their Presidential nominee without a single vote of the people are marching today against elites running the system.
Speaker Mike Johnson
Now we know Saturday’s events are actually funded by Soros, and sponsored by the Communist Party USA, among other far Left and communist groups.
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Let’s review:
One party wants everything to be free; while the other recognizes that if the bills are not paid the country will fail.
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