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kentuck

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1. They definitely did not want a king...

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 07:56 AM

Sep 2017

but they thought the country needed a leader, especially a commander-in-chief, to make decisions, in times of war. But they mostly thought the power should be with the people and the people's representatives, never with the President. They envisioned a weak executive, from what I have read.

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One man should not be allowed to destroy the United States. The presidency has too much [View all] RKP5637 Sep 2017 OP

They definitely did not want a king... kentuck Sep 2017 #1

Yep, and congress is woefully failing to handle this guy! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #10

Your sounding like a libertarian Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #2

I disagree. kentuck Sep 2017 #6

How can you have a strong government that provides for its people Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #14

Bit of a false dichotomy zipplewrath Sep 2017 #20

No, but congress is woefully failing to handle this guy! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #9

The founders did address the idea of someone needing to be removed from office, AJT Sep 2017 #3

That, is the major problem!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #5

You cannot have a democracy with a uninformed ignorant public workinclasszero Sep 2017 #4

Definitely, and congress is complicit, compliant and enabling him to continue down this RKP5637 Sep 2017 #7

Yup 100% workinclasszero Sep 2017 #15

So very, very true Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #13

Its not just Trump D_Master81 Sep 2017 #8

Yep, it basically makes it a roller coaster of a government! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #11

Because if they can pass the buck to the President to make all the tough decisions... kentuck Sep 2017 #12

gop felt the same way about obama dembotoz Sep 2017 #16

Trump bdamomma Sep 2017 #17

Would you have said sarisataka Sep 2017 #18

Exactly what needs to be done! "Congress needs to stop abidicating their responsibility" n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #19