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In reply to the discussion: 'Profoundly ahistorical': 4-star generals side with Jack Smith, tell Supreme Court Trump's immunity claims are 'assault' [View all]Hekate
(91,685 posts)49. I hope this will be this generation's Major General Smedley Butler moment.
In his time, he blew the whistle and saved us from a fascist takeover. (The Business Plot, 1933)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
In 1933, he became involved in a controversy known as the Business Plot, when he told a congressional committee that a group of wealthy industrialists were planning a military coup to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with Butler selected to lead a march of veterans to become dictator, similar to fascist regimes at that time. The individuals involved all denied the existence of a plot, which included the father of George H. W. Bush, Prescott Bush, and the media ridiculed the allegations, but a final report by a special House of Representatives Committee confirmed some of Butler's testimony.
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'Profoundly ahistorical': 4-star generals side with Jack Smith, tell Supreme Court Trump's immunity claims are 'assault' [View all]
malaise
Apr 8
OP
It's sad this brain trust was compelled to write the amicus brief on the first place
Brother Buzz
Apr 8
#8
If the USSC goes down the stupid path they've been offered, "sad" won't cover what remains of the nation.
jaxexpat
Apr 9
#65
I'm betting that decorated retired admirals, generals or secretaries from branches of the
aggiesal
Apr 8
#17
Unfortunately the Roberts Court is only concerned about ushering in Christian Nationalism -
TBF
Apr 8
#23
It's simple, Trump violated the Constitution by trying to overthrow the governmand and that voided his immunity.
cstanleytech
Apr 8
#24
Oh, a President has some but it's very limited as the Republicans taught us with President Clinton.
cstanleytech
Apr 8
#26
I'd be glad for some time where he was safe behind bars or in a padded room
struggle4progress
Apr 8
#41