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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:46 PM Jul 2018

We'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, we’ll face a “constitutional crisis.” Or if Mueller subpoenas Trump to testify and Trump defies the subpoena, it’s 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. We’re 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 OP
Our government is currently being run by a fucking TV channel. Initech Jul 2018 #1
November 2000 was the first Constitutional crisis. Dave Starsky Jul 2018 #2
"We're already in a constitutional crisis" handmade34 Jul 2018 #3

Initech

(100,064 posts)
1. Our government is currently being run by a fucking TV channel.
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 02:47 PM
Jul 2018

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.
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 03:01 PM
Jul 2018

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"
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 03:18 PM
Jul 2018

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!!

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