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True_Blue

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33. Americans are about to get a 4 year civics lesson

Reply to X_Digger (Reply #24)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 01:16 AM

Dec 2016

On checks and balances.

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Get ready for an unpressidented violation of the First Amendment under Trump... [View all] Rollo Dec 2016 OP

Absolutely unconstitutional sharp_stick Dec 2016 #1

Oh yes he would. Clarence is a Republican. Achilleaze Dec 2016 #6

Nope. Even Fat Tony Scalia was almost a First Amendment absolutist. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #14

It IS satire, No, he can't do it, elleng Dec 2016 #2

Yes, but he can try... Rollo Dec 2016 #3

Congress can't do a damn thing about it. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #4

All true, but... Rollo Dec 2016 #8

That isn't the role of the AG. onenote Dec 2016 #10

The AG couldn't do that - the Attorney General represents the government The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #12

If Turkey can do it... moondust Dec 2016 #5

Yup Rollo Dec 2016 #9

Sorry, but just because Turkey or some other country can do something onenote Dec 2016 #11

Do you know for a fact moondust Dec 2016 #15

They CAN'T circumvent the Constitution BECAUSE IT'S THE CONSTITUTION! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #17

What about this... moondust Dec 2016 #19

The Second Amendment has been interpreted in the Heller case as including The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #20

Exactly. moondust Dec 2016 #22

I wonder how... Rollo Dec 2016 #31

Perish the thought. moondust Dec 2016 #32

You may not like that money is speech, but you should be thankful that it is onenote Dec 2016 #26

Simply because moondust Dec 2016 #30

I'm willing to say that I know for a fact that they don't have legislation like 301 in Turkey onenote Dec 2016 #25

We don't have any laws like that. And if Congress managed to pass one, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #13

Ok, this is from almost a year ago. Glassunion Dec 2016 #7

He talks a big game, but he's not up to the threat brooklynite Dec 2016 #16

Just more bung-blowing cock-strut. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #18

His I AM THE BOSS approach will cause serious problems. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #21

Who's going to complain? world wide wally Dec 2016 #23

Oh for fuck's sake X_Digger Dec 2016 #24

Seems to be a lot of confusion about how the whole thing works... The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #27

Americans are about to get a 4 year civics lesson True_Blue Dec 2016 #33

Hillary just called. She wants to know if that is retroactive lol Takket Dec 2016 #28

anyone who thinks they can't doesn't appreciate the lengths to which they will go. unblock Dec 2016 #29