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RIP DEMOCRACY 1776-2020 (Original Post) TEB Feb 2020 OP
Democracy died before 2020, it died when we let it become a spectator sport ck4829 Feb 2020 #1
Anyone of them Varaddem Feb 2020 #2
The death of democracy was December 12, 2000 Submariner Feb 2020 #3
Article I; Section 2 Clause 5 and Section 3 Clause 6 are no more. Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #4
Agreed TEB Feb 2020 #5
I never would have thought that a group of Senators ginnyinWI Feb 2020 #6

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
1. Democracy died before 2020, it died when we let it become a spectator sport
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:18 AM
Feb 2020

The corpse is just starting to smell at this point.

Varaddem

(432 posts)
2. Anyone of them
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:45 AM
Feb 2020

That quotes the founding fathers should be called a goddamn liar! National security… Didn’t they just give 50 nukes to turkey and Russia?For a golf course…
Spreading democracy? Let’s try it at home first. Religion? Their oath was a lie.

Submariner

(12,504 posts)
3. The death of democracy was December 12, 2000
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 08:47 AM
Feb 2020

when radical right wing activist judge Tony Scalia stopped the vote count and threw the election to the coke head.

We’re just feeling one of the aftershocks now.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
4. Article I; Section 2 Clause 5 and Section 3 Clause 6 are no more.
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 09:21 AM
Feb 2020
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.


The House and Senate now have NO ability to remove a dangerous President. Any POTUS can now do anything they want w/o consequence; all they have to say is, "it was in the national interest".

This is beyond frightening, TEB...

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
6. I never would have thought that a group of Senators
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:12 AM
Feb 2020

would allow themselves to be so bullied by the criminal in the White House, just to stay in their miserable jobs. For power and money they would band together and hand over the goods— our free and fair democracy.

It’s the height of irresponsibility and corruption. History will not be kind if they let him go on destroying the country. .

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