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swimboy

(7,331 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2025, 06:03 PM Feb 2025

The root of the Constitutional crisis

The problem, children, is not that any judge thinks himself or herself more powerful than a duly elected president, but that our current president believes he is more powerful than a duly elected president.

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The root of the Constitutional crisis (Original Post) swimboy Feb 2025 OP

he does what he wants because he gets away with so why should he stop? nt msongs Feb 2025 #1

THIS. Profoundly stated. Spread the word. /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #2

Even James Madison and Thomas Jefferson backed down with the Writ of Mandamus no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #3

The term 'Constitutional Crisis" has been talked about for about 8 or 9 years. doc03 Feb 2025 #4

msongs

(73,877 posts)

1. he does what he wants because he gets away with so why should he stop? nt

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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 06:06 PM

Feb 2025

bucolic_frolic

(55,403 posts)

2. THIS. Profoundly stated. Spread the word. /nt

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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 06:07 PM

Feb 2025

no_hypocrisy

(55,072 posts)

3. Even James Madison and Thomas Jefferson backed down with the Writ of Mandamus

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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 06:19 PM

Feb 2025

in Marbury v. Madison.

doc03

(39,109 posts)

4. The term 'Constitutional Crisis" has been talked about for about 8 or 9 years.