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Bettie

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4. Right there with you

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 01:25 PM

Aug 2020

The system only works when both sides agree that laws are a thing.

Republicans don't believe that anymore. They are eager to give ever increasing power to their "Dear Orange Leader", but boy howdy, I bet their tone will change the second a Democratic president writes any executive order.

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So we have an insane president who says "Fuck the constitution." [View all] Cyrano Aug 2020 OP

Right there with you, Cyrano. dchill Aug 2020 #1

The last four years have disabused me of any notions I might have once had about the rule of law. sop Aug 2020 #2

The fact that the Republicans have allowed and encouraged this is astounding leftieNanner Aug 2020 #3

+1, the true kink in the armor here is the court systems ability to take their time with rulings ... uponit7771 Aug 2020 #6

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #7

Right there with you Bettie Aug 2020 #4

Trump and his cohorts keep doing what they want and there are no real repercussions. To me, we RKP5637 Aug 2020 #5

TPTB, the Democratic House, are fully aware and fully helpless Cyrano Aug 2020 #10

Yeah, it is the last line of defense, the republicans getting their heads back and realizing where RKP5637 Aug 2020 #11

Exactly. nancy1942 Aug 2020 #12

IF you get the mail in ballot successfully you can drop it off flamingdem Aug 2020 #8

It does feel like trying to play a normal game of football Nexus2 Aug 2020 #9

They did anticipate that. What they didn't anticipate... JHB Aug 2020 #13

If Trump steals the election... Martin Eden Aug 2020 #14