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In reply to the discussion: This is different. It is even more "in your face" than anything that's gone before. [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)He doesn't ask permission, he just does things when they pop into his head, and then Congress, to the extent of their power, reverses or mitigates damage. Without the cooperation of the GOP Senate, we can't remove him from office other than to vote him out.
Saying that "we" are "allowing" him to do this implies that "we" are complicit and responsible for his actions. "We" does not include anyone who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, or any Democrat in congress or the Senate. It sounds as though you believe that anyone that doesn't physically prevent him from doing something is complicit, as though it is "our" responsibility to do so.
It's like saying, "Why did you allow that driver to rear end your car when you were stopped at the light?" Yes, you were driving on the road, and yes, you were not moving your vehicle at the light, but that wasn't being complicit, or "allowing" the damage to your car by that other driver.
Elections have consequences, he's POTUS now, and him doing this kind of shit is one of those consequences.