"If you allow a government to break the law because of an emergency..."

[Paladin]

...that government will always create an emergency to break the law."

Important words from an old school friend, this morning.

[Lovie777]

1. Apparently some have been stopped thru the court system..............

although the top court of 6 justices is in shithole's pocket for now.

Reading the history of the USA, seems WE THE PEOPLE constantly have to deal with RWers who hate democracy to the extent of 1st Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, etc.

I think WE THE PEOPLE although we are in a economic crisis, military present, and the total incompetence and stupidly engulf the federal government, GQP control of both branches of congress who are crazier than the craziest all of which have evil intentions while wrap in the flag and holding a Bible.

My opinion, we will survive this too.

[twodogsbarking]

2. No truer words were ever spoken. I've seen it many times in 'merica. Panic is a powerful thing.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Yep.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Tommy Lee Jones roomed with Al Gore at Harvard. No Country For Old Men is a movie all should watch. Thanks.

[hay rick]

9. There is no panic, which should be even more disturbing.

The emergency decrees are obvious pretext. The muted response or lack of response from the majority of citizens bodes ill for the future of American democracy.

[twodogsbarking]

11. You are correct. Things get curiouser and curiouser

[gab13by13]

3. What emergency are we talking about?

Heathcare? The Homeless? Affordable Housing? Gutting Social Security?

[niyad]

6. Seriously??? Interesting that you did not mention the one most likely

referred to, the takeover, and threatened, military takeover of American cities. This is not amusing.

[Karasu]

12. I'm assuming that poster is referring to the numerous national "emergencies" this regime has declared since Day 1 to

somehow justify their fascist policies. Shit they clearly wanted to do anyway (like build concentration camps and defund everything they hate) but still needed some kind of excuse in order to actually get away with.

[niyad]

14. I think you replied to the wrong post.

[MichMan]

15. I had to check the date on the post to see if it was from 2020

[popsdenver]

17. to say nothing

of our Beloved Nation, the economy, lack of law and order, our Constitution, etc etc etc

Some cartoonist should have one, with Trump sitting with a fiddle, fiddling, on his new concrete slab at the white house with our Capitol DC in flames in the back ground.........

[Martin Eden]

5. Or declare an emergency when there isn't one

Which is exactly what The Fascist Grifter did to claim power for tariffs and military occupation of our cities.

[Karasu]

13. Yep...and he's done it for a lot more than that. This regime's entire overreach of authority rests completely on

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unfounded, unproven declarations of so-called "emergencies." The fact that this country even allows presidents to do this shit without so much as having to prove the need for such an emergency in the first place is an abject failure of the American system.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. The media has failed us

CNN doing articles about Trump’s crime crack down instead of calling it what it is. It’s a gross violation of the Constitution to use the military against citizens Trump wants to terrorize.

[Martin68]

10. A very quotable and relevant observation.

[popsdenver]

16. Just like the old adage:

Someone gets a new hammer, and suddenly everything becomes a nail..................