We are surely dangling dangerously close to banana republic territory here... (Reply #16)

In the discussion thread: Background Checks Legislation Short Of 60 Votes In The Senate [View all]

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:46 PM

WCGreen (45,558 posts)

16. We are surely dangling dangerously close to banana republic territory here...

Parsing out what is left of our democracy waiting for a dictator.

Remember twas the Roman Senate that was dysfunctional and impotent that let loose the 400 years of tyrants and megalomaniac strongmen.

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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
Background Checks Legislation Short Of 60 Votes In The Senate [View all]	Purveyor	Apr 2013	OP
Are we surprised?	SoCalDem	Apr 2013	#1
I envy the countries that dissolve their representative bodies	NightWatcher	Apr 2013	#2
+1 EOM	Purveyor	Apr 2013	#4
How do we do this?	Bryn	Apr 2013	#9
Many other industrialized countries have parliamentary systems	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2013	#17
Results are ricin reliable. nt	valerief	Apr 2013	#3
Did this proposed legislation contain the provision the ACLU objected to?	Eleanors38	Apr 2013	#5
On BACKGROUND CHECKS...	Earth_First	Apr 2013	#6
Then keep debating it day after day!	NutmegYankee	Apr 2013	#7
Our congress is broken.	trof	Apr 2013	#8
A pity - I actually support that compromise	derby378	Apr 2013	#10
Congress just needs to decide which matters most: life or guns	AndyA	Apr 2013	#11
Not looking good for Toomey-Manchin	Pullo	Apr 2013	#12
It doesn't matter, it won't pass the house regardless. nt	Demo_Chris	Apr 2013	#13
You are absolutely correct, indeed. eom	Purveyor	Apr 2013	#14
You know? ANYONE could do a false flag in this situation & blame PO for a false flag. I think we	patrice	Apr 2013	#15
We are surely dangling dangerously close to banana republic territory here...	WCGreen	Apr 2013	#16

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