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BGBD

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14. The administrative branch

Reply to ConnorMarc (Reply #11)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 12:51 AM

Apr 2020

is broken. We owe it to democracy to fix it when we have a chance. Just because Republicans are awful doesn't mean we should be too.

I don't want to deal with another time when there is an obviously criminal President who can do whatever he wants with impunity because he is literally above the law. 67% in the Senate is an impossibly high bar.

Reinstall truly independent counsels who don't answer to the President or anyone the President can fire. Increase protections for whistleblowers.

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The administrative branch BGBD Apr 2020 #14

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