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brush

(54,526 posts)
38. Thanks for this info. Had no idea this was going on.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 12:28 PM
Oct 2018

Every day this orange POS tries to establish his dictatorship by openly attempting to dismantle the building blocks of our democracy.

He's been attacking the press and the 1st Amendment since him and Putin and comey stole the election, now it's the 14th. What's next, the 13th?

Excellent question. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #1
Did I miss something? Been out of town for a few days. brush Oct 2018 #30
He is saying that he can recind birthright citizenship with an executive order. Blue_true Oct 2018 #34
Thanks for this info. Had no idea this was going on. brush Oct 2018 #38
I honestly think the Comey was a well meaning idiot that made a horrific decision that he regrets. Blue_true Oct 2018 #40
Trumpists have made their move. They control all branches of government onit2day Oct 2018 #42
Congress is needed. shithole wants to be like Iliyah Oct 2018 #2
He doesn't just want to be like Hitler, he's following his footsteps exactly so he is Hitler. lark Oct 2018 #20
Originally, in my understanding The Mouth Oct 2018 #3
I'd prefer not to go down that slope SimpleC Oct 2018 #4
I'd prefer not to do that, either NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #6
Brilliant! JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #5
go right ahead NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #8
Looks like Malcolm Nance reads you. JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #17
I'm guessing NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #21
You're selling yourself short, Jeff. JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #22
A point to wave in front of sTrumpets who think this is a swell idea... JHB Oct 2018 #7
If this president is not stopped... sanatanadharma Oct 2018 #9
Doubtful, their are few gray areas left with the 2nd. The 14th has been subject to less scrutiny Amishman Oct 2018 #10
You have a bad interpretation. Blue_true Oct 2018 #35
They will say this is not a "recension" The Mouth Oct 2018 #43
Maybe. But if the Court go along with that Monster, the country is done. nt Blue_true Oct 2018 #45
Legal? DownriverDem Oct 2018 #11
I would prefer sarisataka Oct 2018 #12
There are several things a president can do by exec orders.... getagrip_already Oct 2018 #13
The second amendment, according to all historians who have read elmac Oct 2018 #14
The Second was concerned more with protecting a young nation from armed invaders. Blue_true Oct 2018 #36
The president can't overrule the constitution. Jim__ Oct 2018 #15
If the republican Court does that, it just as well should burn every copy of the Constitution. Blue_true Oct 2018 #37
The point is: Richard D Oct 2018 #16
If Trump can, then there won't be a Constitution to overrule or a Democratic POTUS to do it. sarge43 Oct 2018 #18
There's good and bad about this. The good is that he can't do it, but the bad.... George II Oct 2018 #19
This is very dangerous area we have entered The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #23
The divider in chief Farmergene Oct 2018 #24
It would be an overtly impeachable offense SpankMe Oct 2018 #25
It would not be impeachable, just null and void. Nitram Oct 2018 #27
He can't. Constitutional amendments cannnot be made by Congress or by executive order. Nitram Oct 2018 #26
No need to worry about that,,, Cryptoad Oct 2018 #28
This is not, in any way, an attempt to overturn birthright via E.O. It is diversion and distraction Tarc Oct 2018 #29
+1 He controls the news cycle leftstreet Oct 2018 #33
A lot of Americans are 1st generation birthright citizens kimbutgar Oct 2018 #31
He's pandering to his base Fritz Walter Oct 2018 #32
He can't. There is a trifecta of law on this. bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #39
What About Before That? RobinA Oct 2018 #41
Questions we never thought we would have to ask bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #44
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