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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe're living a constitutional crisis
Here is why we are already in a constitutional crisis. It will take a November win to resolve.
I keep hearing that if Trump fires Mueller, well face a constitutional crisis. Or if Mueller subpoenas Trump to testify and Trump defies the subpoena, its a constitutional crisis. Or if Mueller delivers substantial evidence that Trump is guilty of colluding with Russia or of obstructing justice, and the House does nothing to impeach him, we have a constitutional crisis.
Well, I have news for you. Were already in a constitutional crisis.
You see, the Constitution is a tiny document. It requires that presidents and others in positions of power be bound by norms, unwritten rules, and long-established understandings of their constitutional responsibilities.
Well, I have news for you. Were already in a constitutional crisis.
You see, the Constitution is a tiny document. It requires that presidents and others in positions of power be bound by norms, unwritten rules, and long-established understandings of their constitutional responsibilities.
https://egbertowillies.com/2018/07/23/living-constitutional-crisis/
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We're living a constitutional crisis (Original Post)
egbertowillies
Jul 2018
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Initech
(100,064 posts)1. Our government is currently being run by a fucking TV channel.
And is being run by the worst people possible. The entire GOP has been compromised by Russia from top to bottom. They all need to be booted out.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)2. November 2000 was the first Constitutional crisis.
That was when the Republicans on the Supreme Court arbitrarily called the election for George Bush, despite judging of elections for states being completely outside their jurisdiction. That's when they truly knew they could fuck with the Constitution with no consequences whatsoever.
They've been shitting on it ever since.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)3. "We're already in a constitutional crisis"
yes... and I believe we are in the middle of a "civil war"..... we must fight because our life depends on it... and we must win!!