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Well then, here come a bunch of new, authoritarian laws.


Give one example of a law you think would come out of this?


Gun bans for groups the Right doesn't like?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms...


I got one, I got one: national guard on college campuses


How about: tech companies must implement mandatory screenings of users' messages and posts to look for violent intent.


Is it likely the Republicans will ignore this? I have no idea what specific legislation they will come up with.


oh man… it’ll be targeted towards complete loss of any little privacy us citizens have left (if there is any).


In the context of recent action on exploring removing 2nd amendment rights for trans individuals on mental health grounds AND getting 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' classified as a mental illness, it's difficult to imagine this playing out in a mundane way.


How solid is the first amendment protection for calls for violence?


Who has time for laws?! Executive order and be done with it.




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