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kentuck

(111,089 posts)
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:05 AM Sep 2017

Donald Trump has exposed a great flaw in our system of government.

No matter what a President might do, including colluding with the enemy, there is no way to rid ourselves of him in our present divided government. He is able to use his Party for protection from the law and from the will of the American people. Even to the point of total destruction.

Our only choice seems to be to hold on until the next election and hope he doesn't blow up everything in the interim. The majority of the American people do not see him as honest or competent. But, they have no recourse in our system of government.

America must survive on faith. Faith that an unstable and reckless President will not destroy our nation. Even though, he has done great damage already. Much of the damage cannot be seen. It is to the psyche of our nation. All we can offer is: Keep the faith.

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Donald Trump has exposed a great flaw in our system of government. (Original Post) kentuck Sep 2017 OP
Voting would help. CK_John Sep 2017 #1
His latest "blaming the victim" tweet barf about the mayor of San Juan is going Squinch Sep 2017 #2
The fundamental flaw in our system of government... Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #3
That is true. kentuck Sep 2017 #5
The founding fathers never envisioned congressional leadership in cahoots with a tyrannical despot. tanyev Sep 2017 #4
The electoral college. democratisphere Sep 2017 #6
I think you may be on to something. kentuck Sep 2017 #7
There is recourse MyNameGoesHere Sep 2017 #8
Who Believes We Actually Had An Election? TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 #9

Squinch

(50,949 posts)
2. His latest "blaming the victim" tweet barf about the mayor of San Juan is going
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:10 AM
Sep 2017

to make that even more evident.

It's a new low, even for him.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
3. The fundamental flaw in our system of government...
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:20 AM
Sep 2017

Is that the whole thing is predicated on people not being enormous fucking assholes.

kentuck

(111,089 posts)
5. That is true.
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:23 AM
Sep 2017

The Founders never envisioned that enough people would become so disenchanted with their government that they would follow their "asshole instincts" to the edge of destruction.

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
4. The founding fathers never envisioned congressional leadership in cahoots with a tyrannical despot.
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:20 AM
Sep 2017

kentuck

(111,089 posts)
7. I think you may be on to something.
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:29 AM
Sep 2017

No electoral college should be able to overthrow the will of a definitive majority.

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
8. There is recourse
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:31 AM
Sep 2017

It just isn't pretty or without danger. America was founded on the ultimate recourse to a dictator and a corrupt government. People just aren't oppressed or angry enough. Yet.

 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
9. Who Believes We Actually Had An Election?
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:32 AM
Sep 2017

All the evidence that keeps piling up shows Hillaryi actually won it. Even the electoral college was won. As far as I am concerned aLL the key states were overwhelmingly rigged. It is mathematically impossible that all the key states would fall for Trump by 1% or less just exactly like they did.

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