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RainCaster

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5. The bigger issue is the "3 equal branches" design of our government

Reply to Marie Marie (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 08:29 PM

May 2020

When one branch becomes more powerful than the others, abuse will occur.

In this case, DFT wants to have absolute power over all other branches. In his mind there can be:
* no auditing
* no overseeing
* no investigations

If SCOTUS goes along with this, we are truly fucked.

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Trump's Tax Returns [View all] Marie Marie May 2020 OP

Six lower courts did rule against Trump. nt tblue37 May 2020 #1

The worst is we won't find out for seven weeks. jimfields33 May 2020 #2

It's "still an issue" because Trump appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, PoliticAverse May 2020 #3

Trump will go absolutely fucking nuclear if an unfavorable decision is handed down by SCOTUS. sop May 2020 #4

The bigger issue is the "3 equal branches" design of our government RainCaster May 2020 #5

If SC decides against him, safeinOhio May 2020 #6

The IRS simply turns them over, as required by law. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #7

Thanks, I didn't safeinOhio May 2020 #8

It would be up to Mnuchin, but I don't think he'd want to go to jail for trumPutin. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #9