Is it beyond the pale to believe Trump will use extralegal measures against his political opponents?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[rzemanfl]

1. Drumpf thinks "pale" is the parts of a woman her bikini covers. n/t

[murielm99]

2. No.

Putin will be advising him about how to do that.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I never felt this way about Ford, Reagan, or the Bushes.

[murielm99]

4. I know what you mean.

They were the opposition. I did not agree with them. But they operated by rules of some sort and understood government.

The repubbies think they can control trump. I am not so sure they can.

I was angry about Nixon, Reagan and the Bushes. I think Ford did the best he could. He was not all bad. I am truly frightened by what Trump could do.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I don't believe for a minute that he knows, or cares, about the difference.

[kentuck]

6. Well, he's not your typical politician...

He's unconventional.

If he feels he needs to lock up his enemies, he has the right as the President. Elections have consequences.

He won. It's time to "move on", don't you know?

[Hortensis]

7. "An increasing paranoia combined with growing sadistic vindictiveness

is pretty much a given." From below. This is part of an article from, I'm sorry to say, HuffPost, but these days most journals don't have the guts to tackle this subject.

Is Donald Trump Mentally Ill? 3 Professors Of Psychiatry Ask President Obama To Conduct ‘A Full Medical And Neuropsychiatric Evaluation’

... Note: A Clinical Psychologist wrote the author to confirm (and expand upon) the dire analysis of Dr. Lynne Meyer and the concerns of the 3 Professors in this article. It is worth including here, especially her very unique perspectives on the role of Trump’s daughter Ivanka.

“Dr. Meyer is spot on in her assessment in the video. It is particularly good to hear her make the distinction between mental illness and personality disorders with their pervasive, inflexible, permanently fixed and incurable patterns of pathological behavior. This is one aspect of Trump’s problem that’s routinely misunderstood, even by some experts. ...

Another, and related reason is the fact that he is cognitively so limited that such briefings make no sense to him (and that’s why he wants Ivanka, for example, or Jared with him during similar occasions, to help him understand what’s being said). Additionally, and also relatedly, his profoundly deficient attention makes it impossible for him to focus on any stimuli that do not provide him with adulation. He’s quickly bored by and dismissive of anything that does not have to do with himself.

The point about him getting worse in the future also cannot be overstated. An increasing paranoia combined with growing sadistic vindictiveness is pretty much a given. We have seen it consistently in other leaders, past and present, with this character defect.

And being so impulsive and without a conscience, he won’t stop for a moment before putting his primitive impulses into action. Those who believe that they can somehow “control” him, or that our democratic “checks and balances” can withstand the collusion between his personal pathology and that of his willing sycophants, are deluded, I’m afraid.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/is-donald-trump-mentally_b_13693174.html

[pinboy3niner]

8. He's not omnipotent; he will still have the courts to contend with

And even conservative judges frown on extralegal, unconstitutional executive actions.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. I hope you are right. I believe...

I hope you are right. I believe he has utter contempt for pluralism, the rule of law, and due process.