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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 08:19 AM Apr 2020

CUOMO: "The Constitution says we don't have a king ... We didn't have King George Washington."

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Gov. Cuomo responds to Trump claim that states ‘can’t do anything without his approval’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York responds to Trump’s comments about his authority as president at Monday’s press briefing: “I don’t know why he would say that. I don’t know why he would take us down that path.”


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https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-cuomo-responds-to-trump-claim-that-states-can-t-do-anything-without-his-approval-81998917660


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CUOMO: "The Constitution says we don't have a king ... We didn't have King George Washington." (Original Post) kpete Apr 2020 OP
He's right but many of the checks and balances have been removed samsingh Apr 2020 #1
You are absolutely correct.... FarPoint Apr 2020 #3
Trump is not a king Gothmog Apr 2020 #2
After listening to 8 years of right wing rhetoric about Obama's inflated presidential powers Mr. Ected Apr 2020 #4

samsingh

(17,599 posts)
1. He's right but many of the checks and balances have been removed
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 08:23 AM
Apr 2020

in some ways drumpf has seemingly been exercising power like a king with impunity.

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)
3. You are absolutely correct....
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 09:03 AM
Apr 2020

We Democrats have been screaming this as he has eroded away the checks and balances of Democracy....Even when clearly outlined during the Impeachment Trial and Conviction ...tRumps abuse of Power was " embraced" and enabled by the republicans...except Mitt Romney...

Now, it apparently takes this lethal global pandemic to arouse a few republicans...

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
4. After listening to 8 years of right wing rhetoric about Obama's inflated presidential powers
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 09:09 AM
Apr 2020

And having "states rights, states rights, states rights" touted as Republican dogma...

...the fact that the GOP has done a 180 and now is firmly entrenched in their overt fascism is a testament to Mother Russia, propaganda, and a base that has zero political or moral compass, but rather exists to blaspheme and anger liberals.

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