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In reply to the discussion: Just want to say, i never dreamed how bad our country could become. I've NEVER thought [View all]
MLWR
(1,061 posts)21. I never believed it would be possible to so completely stack the SCOTUS
with such personalities that would stomp on the Constitution, ignore what it clearly states and support a person who not only was contemptuous of the Constitution, but also of the members of the SCOTUS themselves to the point that the country was totally unrecognizable from the land I grew up in.
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Just want to say, i never dreamed how bad our country could become. I've NEVER thought [View all]
bluestarone
Thursday
OP
Having grown up in Mi'ssippi, there isn't much in any of this that surprises me
peppertree
15 hrs ago
#41
It's not only Mississippi. My husband and I met many bad racists in small Illinois towns.
raging moderate
14 hrs ago
#43
I wish i can believe that. They have gone way past anything i thought they would do. My thoughts are
bluestarone
Thursday
#15
Then off to NY State prison. POTUS cannot pardon state crimes, including those for which he has already been convicted.
eppur_se_muova
23 hrs ago
#35
Yes they have made their final decision take over our country. They will not stop, i'm afraid.
bluestarone
Thursday
#11
Well, he's got control of everything. Think about it. For example a millionaire goes to a grocery store or car dealer
bluestarone
Thursday
#14
Many of thought we had some checks and balances against this sort of thing. No Kings
IronLionZion
Thursday
#13
My maternal grandfather was a immigrant from Germany who came here in 1953
MustLoveBeagles
Thursday
#16
I started worrying once the Patriot Act was passed. That's when the Constitution...
PeaceWave
Thursday
#18
I'm talking about things that pre-dated Trump and that actually set the stage for him...
PeaceWave
Thursday
#32
Never had any of this on my bingo card but I do feel the ousting of Orban is a plus
vapor2
Thursday
#22
I know. And we can't wake up from the nightmare. It's neverending and it's for real.
50 Shades Of Blue
Thursday
#26
And when Democrats take back control of Congress, and find themselves unable to reverse all of his destruction,
sop
Thursday
#29
Many think the Supreme Court and the corrupt DOJ completely insulate Trump from accountability.
summer_in_TX
23 hrs ago
#36
One more thought here. I'm of the thinking that our great country has ONE more chance to survive. That would be the
bluestarone
15 hrs ago
#40
Exactly what I've been feeling. It's a nightmare. It's depressing. But we've got to hold on and help rebuild.
Martin68
12 hrs ago
#48
This is the culmination of the class war the Robber Barons declared against the New Deal 95
PatrickforB
10 hrs ago
#55
We are a pariah nation now and I AM NOT PROUD TO BE AMERICAN BUT EMBARASSED!
kimbutgar
9 hrs ago
#59