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LuvNewcastle

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41. Yes.

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:39 PM

Oct 2020

We've seen the country slide down hill for the past several decades as Congress has become weaker and the President has become stronger than he was ever intended to be. We've more unequal, more corrupt, and constantly at war. We need a stronger Congress, one with Representatives and Senators who demand accountability from the Executive branch and a Judicial branch that will stand for Congress's authority.

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Suddenly people have reached a breaking point. [View all] leftyladyfrommo Oct 2020 OP

I feel that too. Finally. Marie Marie Oct 2020 #1

Is this in general or was there a specific incident? n/t Yavin4 Oct 2020 #2

Not Republicon Senators; nor Cabinet members who could 25 him. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #3

Do you have an example? marybourg Oct 2020 #4

FDA Kingofalldems Oct 2020 #14

The FDA just came out against a vaccine coming leftyladyfrommo Oct 2020 #17

Did something happen? XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #5

Seems so! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #6

You haven't seen anything yet malaise Oct 2020 #7

I agree! 634-5789 Oct 2020 #10

Yep, brainspurs Ponietz Oct 2020 #25

brainspurs malaise Oct 2020 #27

Bwah! Mersky Oct 2020 #28

DUzy!!! WheelWalker Oct 2020 #32

+10 nt reACTIONary Oct 2020 #36

lol Celerity Oct 2020 #47

"Brainspurs" Post of the year!!! Sogo Oct 2020 #50

Too late...sort of. GOP still stands firm with Putin or trump as we call him here. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2020 #8

Maybe they won't be afraid to write tell-all books. lpbk2713 Oct 2020 #9

I don't care for conspiracies, but liberalmuse Oct 2020 #11

The scary thing to me is just how easy it was for leftyladyfrommo Oct 2020 #12

Nailed it malaise Oct 2020 #13

He didn't. He is there at the pleasure.. stillcool Oct 2020 #16

The TRUE saving grace..... MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #31

There is no one who will stop them except us and our votes. liberalmuse Oct 2020 #21

Because Congress (as a political institution), Volaris Oct 2020 #24

Yes. LuvNewcastle Oct 2020 #41

How did Rebl2 Oct 2020 #34

All societies, civilizations, have had to deal with power loaded entirely at the top of the pyramid bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #37

It was the GOP using frump as the ugly landlord. It was never one man. lindysalsagal Oct 2020 #46

the rise of the imperial presidency started in the 1960's and has continued unabated Celerity Oct 2020 #48

I Suspect Putin Gives Trump A Bounty (Credited vs His Debts To The Mafiya) For Each Dead American nt smb Oct 2020 #18

Lots of people just are too busy living DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #15

This is true, at least for one friend of mine. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #23

Honestly, if you watch the 2016 DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #30

And the evolution of his debate style - interruptus maximus. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #42

"Suddenly" ???? But I agree we seem to have a good herd mentality grantcart Oct 2020 #19

Yes, Veil Lifted for Many Skraxx Oct 2020 #20

I'm not seeing it from the fascists in power, they are with tRump 100%. nt yaesu Oct 2020 #22

Who???????????? USALiberal Oct 2020 #26

He's planning on stealing the election. He outed his coup plot tonight on Twitter: catbyte Oct 2020 #29

This is the boom! begun in 2018, and it takes angry voters for a watershed election bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #33

Fear -vs- Anger? OfTheBottom99Percent Oct 2020 #35

Primarily, they fear his supporters. Repub congress people need Trump's voters. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #43

Pat Toomey ( R ) Ohio announced his retirement in 2022 kimbutgar Oct 2020 #38

Pat Toomey R-Pennsylvania - not Ohio FakeNoose Oct 2020 #44

You are correct kimbutgar Oct 2020 #45

Nicolae Ceaușescu moment coming up? irisblue Oct 2020 #39

My work has Trumpsters who lately are saying NOTHING, nothing at all, about anything political. johnnyrocket Oct 2020 #40

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2020 #49