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Kentonio

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6. Curbing the powers of the president is long overdue

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sun May 14, 2017, 09:28 AM

May 2017

No-one should have the power to arbitrarily pardon anyone they please, and no-one should be practically immune to law enforcement charges. It should also be impossible for anyone to launch a first strike nuclear attack solo, or indeed to carry out military action. You don't need full congressional approval, but at least the heads of the relevant committees should have to sign off to ensure a madman can't kill people for no reason.

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DT shows how desperately the US needs to have better tools for removing a president... [View all] Locut0s May 2017 OP

Agree. The hurdles are so high. femmocrat May 2017 #1

the tools are there....it takes congress and right now democrats have zero power beachbum bob May 2017 #2

Unfortunately, he has greater legal protections in office.. so even if he wants to quit.. he really MedusaX May 2017 #3

To begin with we needed his taxes during the elections. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #4

No, we need a more aggressive free press, curbs on cotributions, and a better informed electorate Tom Rinaldo May 2017 #5

Curbing the powers of the president is long overdue Kentonio May 2017 #6

So basically leadership by committee SticksnStones May 2017 #12

It has nothing to do with leadership by committee. Kentonio May 2017 #14

Our constitution provides checks and balance SticksnStones May 2017 #18

Why would that make it fatally flawed? Kentonio May 2017 #20

Imagine if the president had to seek congressional approval to pardon or commute? Jake Stern May 2017 #17

Imagine all those immoral rich conservatives Kentonio May 2017 #19

Depends who is in charge Jake Stern May 2017 #22

True. Kentonio May 2017 #23

I said, in 1974, that the constitution is weak when the need to remove a president is obvious. John1956PA May 2017 #7

Mixed feelings no_hypocrisy May 2017 #8

I agree Dem2 May 2017 #15

We have adequate tools. We lack the political will. dawg May 2017 #9

Tools are only as good as the people using them... JHB May 2017 #10

63 million people want(ed) him there... jmg257 May 2017 #11

Some laws need to be passed so someone like octoberlib May 2017 #13

What is to stop a future GOP held congress from utilizing those tools to boot a Dem president? Jake Stern May 2017 #16

Heck, we can't even shuck off a clear rot called the Electoral College much less something bigger UTUSN May 2017 #21