WASHINGTON—In a satirical take on the state of American politics, Freedom House humorously reported downgrading the United States from a democracy to whatever political system lobsters have. The report, laced with comedic undertones, suggests that persistent executive overreach and erosion of civil liberties have transformed America from a traditional federal republic to something resembling a writhing pile of lobsters on the ocean floor.

Policy expert Alan Beaumont quipped that the U.S. has moved past the point where it could aspire to the legislative processes of shore crabs, instead likening its political state to an underwater free-for-all. He further jested that the situation has become a 'flawed lobster republic,' reflecting broader trends of democratic backsliding.