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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI get the feeling that we are getting to the stuff hitting the fan moment.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts).....and that was in 2018?
Srkdqltr
(6,129 posts)Just a feeling.
ProfessorGAC
(64,427 posts)There's still space for more stuff flying off the fan.
LuckyCharms
(17,287 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)admit that we can't stop him, and that creates an impasse that's hard to circumvent.
In past crises we at least pretended we knew what to do next. We'd issue a subpoena, file a lawsuit, hold a hearing, ask for an injunction, take something to a federal judge, demand an investigation, write a report. Or, the Senate "could do something" or "might do something", or we can pass a bill and talk about how we passed a bill. Impeach him. (And we did the right thing).
It's like Mary Trump writes at the closing of one of the chapters in her book: He always gets away it.
We have the federal troop situation, and we also have a legal test coming where John Yoo is going to help Trump rule by decree. We have a president flouting that he's ignoring transgressions by Russia against our troops, our country and our election.
And I think it's getting harder to believe there is any way to stop it. Yesterday I listened to Senator Merkley trying to explain what we could do about the federal police coming into our cities, but in truth, he ended up explaining why we actually couldn't do anything except write letters, make inquiries of DHS and the Border Patrol, and pass bills that the Senate won't take up.
Lastly, what on earth will Trump do to screw up the election? John Yoo believes he can have unlimited power now following the DACA decision by the SCOTUS.
I hate to sound pessimistic, because I'm usually optimistic, but we're hitting an impediment now that will take real ingenuity, creativity and some great legal minds to smash to pieces.
rzemanfl
(29,540 posts)Srkdqltr
(6,129 posts)I only hope it keeps up.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)Nah, Nov 3rd cant get here fast enough for hopefully hell be gone.......100 days baby, 100 days.