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Rustyeye77

(2,736 posts)
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 03:58 PM Jan 2017

Obama, you need to come home (NYDN) [View all]

Barack Obama needs to come back from his vacation. Michelle, too. We need a voice for the majority of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump.

Democrats and progressives are frantic about Trump's steady stream of executive orders violating the human and civil rights of people firmly established by law and the U.S. Constitution.

Arrogantly some pundits are asking people expressing their outrage "why are you surprised?" "He's doing what he said he would do."

No one is surprised that he is doing what he said he would do. We are surprised he is getting away with it so easily. The checks and balances we've read about since middle school need to kick in and kick in fast. Thankfully, the much-maligned ACLU convinced a federal judge to block Trump's immigration executive order — for now anyway.


http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/obama-home-article-1.2958506


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Not fair to President Obama; babylonsister Jan 2017 #1
From article Rustyeye77 Jan 2017 #2
I saw that, but babylonsister Jan 2017 #8
The man had the weight of the world on his shoulders for 8 years. Bleacher Creature Jan 2017 #3
Agree...leave him alone.. HipChick Jan 2017 #4
Here, Here....Obama was stopped by the republicans every turn he took... Old Vet Jan 2017 #6
Actually, No He Doesn't... LovingA2andMI Jan 2017 #5
I respectfully disagree. Rustyeye77 Jan 2017 #7
Nope... the people are the moral authority. demmiblue Jan 2017 #9
One kick Rustyeye77 Jan 2017 #10
Ryan Lizza tweet...i'm not alone Rustyeye77 Jan 2017 #11
We need to be asking, "Where is Congress?" Tatiana Jan 2017 #12
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