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5. That's just it though, there are no real 'mechanisms'

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:41 PM

Aug 2017

The electoral college failed the American people, so maybe we shouldn't be putting blind faith in these institutions.

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We may be in the middle of the slimiest coup in history. [View all] Augiedog Aug 2017 OP

Exactly . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Aug 2017 #2

That's just it though, there are no real 'mechanisms' ck4829 Aug 2017 #5

No one puts blind faith in them. Mariana Aug 2017 #12

It's just a poll JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #3

your last sentence says it all Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #4

That's was basically an opinion poll amongst Republicans. Calista241 Aug 2017 #8

Ain't gonna happen. Iliyah Aug 2017 #9

They do love false flags don't they? Initech Aug 2017 #10

OMG. Why do we have this same conversation every time? B2G Aug 2017 #11