I think Trump has shown us that more safeguards need to be put into place to protect the US

[Quixote1818]

from a Despotic President. Especially now that we have Fox News. John Dean suggested that Nixon may have gotten away with Watergate had he had Fox News at the time.

When we get the Presidency back and hopefully the other two houses, a lot needs to be done. Trump is showing just how fragile our Democracy is and how a radical President enabled by Congress could truly put us on the brink of Despotism. Special Councils need more protections from the President for one. Please feel free to give any suggestions below or if you think we are safe.

[Takket]

1. a lot of what needs to be done involves amending the constitution.......

which the rethugs will never go along with. they need their bags of tricks to enable minority rule.

but something has to be done to remove the justice department from the executive branch. it is simply too dangerous. if Sessions hadn't recused himself the mueller investigation never would have happened....... we got lucky sessions fucked that up. i think he would not have had drumpf gotten to him first.

[Quixote1818]

3. I was thinking about Sessions too. Scares the crap out of me to think of what could have been. nt

[unblock]

2. Old safeguards worked fine.

Fairness doctrine, campaign finance laws, voting rights laws, and unhackable voting machines.

Republicans have corrupted all this and more.