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Kablooie

(18,605 posts) Tue May 9, 2017, 10:47 PM May 2017

The Congress is the only protection our country has from treasonous abuse of presidential power.

The Republicans who are applauding Trump's "masterful move" by firing the FBI director Comey must be held complicit in Trump's crimes.

They will do nothing to uphold the Constitution or rule of law in spite of swearing to do so.

This kind of self serving criminality must not be allowed to prevail.
This has to be made known to all Americans.
How, I don't know, but it must be or our country will be lost.

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The Congress is the only protection our country has from treasonous abuse of presidential power. (Original Post) Kablooie May 2017 OP

The House is hopeless, but hopefully Collins/McCain and one other will stand up to treason MrPurple May 2017 #1

Don't hold your breath edhopper May 2017 #2

This'll be a huge power test for The Turtle. CincyDem May 2017 #3

Bullshit. Our lives are our protection against treasonous abuse of KingCharlemagne May 2017 #4

A violent revolution? Perhaps except... Kablooie May 2017 #5

You sound like a cautious John Adams :) Seriously, though, if it reached the point where KingCharlemagne May 2017 #6

MrPurple

(985 posts)

1. The House is hopeless, but hopefully Collins/McCain and one other will stand up to treason

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 10:51 PM

May 2017

They have the power to refuse to confirm ANY new FBI director until an acceptable special prosecutor is appointed.

edhopper

(33,467 posts)

2. Don't hold your breath

Reply to MrPurple (Reply #1)

Tue May 9, 2017, 10:53 PM

May 2017

saw Collins defend Trump today and McCain is all talk.

CincyDem

(6,333 posts)

3. This'll be a huge power test for The Turtle.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 10:54 PM

May 2017

He seems surprisingly quiet tonight. I saw something from Grassly, Flake, and McCain - zip from Mitch.

Anyone heard from him ?

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

4. Bullshit. Our lives are our protection against treasonous abuse of

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 10:59 PM

May 2017

presidential power. We must screw our courage to the sticking place.

Kablooie

(18,605 posts)

5. A violent revolution? Perhaps except...

Reply to KingCharlemagne (Reply #4)

Wed May 10, 2017, 01:51 AM

May 2017

it's not like it used to be.
If revolutionaries try to take on today's military it won't end well.
The odds for success have shifted quite strongly towards the military with all the new tech and weapons available.
And you can be sure that Trump would have no qualm blowing away whole American neighborhoods in order to get a covy of hidden revolutionaries.

No, the change has to come from within the government or it won't come at all.

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

6. You sound like a cautious John Adams :) Seriously, though, if it reached the point where

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #5)

Wed May 10, 2017, 08:52 AM

May 2017

Trump was ordering the military to "blow away whole American neighborhoods," Trump would have to worry that his Preateorian Guard would turn against him. Trump can only depend upon the military to remain loyal to him, so long as the military believes he is acting constitutionally. Once that premise is in question, the military becomes a free agent.

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