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Quixote1818

(31,156 posts) Sat Aug 26, 2017, 12:08 AM Aug 2017

The Founding Fathers sure did a poor job with checks and balances against a complete idiot [View all]

Trump is showing that there are a lot of holes in our Constitution. What the fuck is with there being unlimited pardon power in one person's hands? Why would that ever be a good idea?

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The Founding Fathers sure did a poor job with checks and balances against a complete idiot [View all] Quixote1818 Aug 2017 OP

clearly, the election of a total monster like dump was beyond their comprehension NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #1

It is beyond... 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #5

The electoral college was supposed to protect us, they failed to do their job. ImpeachTheGOP Aug 2017 #2

They couldn't anticipate the degree to which marybourg Aug 2017 #9

Congress is also supposed to protect us. They are failing to do their job. tanyev Aug 2017 #16

they designed around what they considered a worst case scenario..... Takket Aug 2017 #3

They gave future Americans too much credit for good judgment. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #4

"We hold these truths to be self-evident" flamingdem Aug 2017 #6

true for shrub then..... quickesst Aug 2017 #7

Unnn, the speaker of the house and the Senate maj leader aren't supposed to be traitors too uponit7771 Aug 2017 #8

They couldn't envision the treachery of the modern Republican Party... Barack_America Aug 2017 #10

Actually, it's not the fault of the constitution. Bluepinky Aug 2017 #11

Adding to all of this is that the repubs have been laying the groundwork for a strongly divided unitedwethrive Aug 2017 #12

some very fine responses above mine Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #13

they didn't consider 63 million fucking idiots, Russia and the FBI Skittles Aug 2017 #14

No one could possibly have imagined Trump... Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #15

Moral naivety given the very different age they lived in. Kentonio Aug 2017 #17