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Girard442

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8. Remember, laws don't enforce themselves.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:16 PM

Jul 2017

If Trump is going to be removed from office, actual people with actual power are going to have to do it (by following the law, we'd hope). Whether there are enough of those people with enough support is anybody's guess right now.

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If Trump fires Mueller to prevent indictment of Junior, then what? [View all] Stuart G Jul 2017 OP

Trump needs to understand that nothing will save him/them Renew Deal Jul 2017 #1

Perhaps you are right..the good guys sure got those behind Watergate...and Stuart G Jul 2017 #4

General Strike! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #2

I agree, appropriate, but elleng Jul 2017 #5

I do not recall one. In the 40s there was strike that Truman ended..(I think, not sure) Stuart G Jul 2017 #6

'The 1952 steel strike was a strike by the United Steelworkers of America against U.S. Steel elleng Jul 2017 #10

To my knowledge, there has never been a general strike in the USA. Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #9

Right. elleng Jul 2017 #11

Then 2018 becomes a referendum on Russia Best_man23 Jul 2017 #3

The peasants with pitchforks and torches will march over to "the Hill"! democratisphere Jul 2017 #7

Remember, laws don't enforce themselves. Girard442 Jul 2017 #8

Yes - I remember reading early on in this...this thing...that "Courts can make decisions, Leghorn21 Jul 2017 #14

If Trump fires Mueller, Mueller will successfully sue to get his job back nt marylandblue Jul 2017 #12

Sessions appointed Mueller, can't he fire him too? just asking... Stuart G Jul 2017 #13

Sessions actually did not hire Mueller, & that is a significant point. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #15

What if the Republicans do not go along with Schumer on the rehiring ? Stuart G Jul 2017 #16

I hear ya. Seems surreal, doesn't it? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #19

The regulations state he can only be fired for "good cause." marylandblue Jul 2017 #18

Thought of this earlier MFM008 Jul 2017 #17