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Chasstev365

(8,096 posts) Fri May 8, 2026, 11:21 AM Friday

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I've said it before, but it needs to be said again: [View all]

The Founding Fathers envisioned a Trump. What they didn't envision was an entire political party giving up their power of checks and balances and allowing the president to commit multiple crimes and violations of the Constitution.

They also couldn't fathom that 6 partisan hacks in robes on the Supreme Court would rule so blatantly in favor of a president and against any oppostion, and that they would literally invent law out of thin air to aid a criminal president.

This is what we are up against in 2026.

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I've said it before, but it needs to be said again: [View all] Chasstev365 Friday OP

Impeach the 6 (when we retake the House) even if the Senate does not. nt in2herbs Friday #1

Now about DISBARRING them? I can't imagine 6 disbarred lawyers remaining on the Supreme Court. Vitruvius Monday #28

And Money is how we got here Lokee11 Friday #2

The Founding Fathers also did not anticipate the imbalance between populations in urbanized states and those that are Martin68 Friday #3

The Electoral Coillege Mr.Bee Friday #5

The U.S. Supreme Court popsdenver Friday #12

Does Putin have p-tapes on SCOTUS? RainCaster Friday #25

The "winner take all" (states give ALL there EC vote to the winner of the popular vote in their state) came later Martin Eden Friday #17

The Electoral College was created to prevent slaveholding states from losing votes to control or eliminate slavery. eppur_se_muova Friday #26

No one could have envisioned the Internet and "social Medias" where what used to be fringe question everything Friday #4

IMO, there is only one solution. The voters in this country have to demand their rights by walkingman Friday #6

They are trying to roll back to 1850 JT45242 Friday #7

Media deregulation, repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, hate radio, the internet - have all been an enormous influence hadEnuf Friday #14

Expand the SC to 13 ouija Friday #8

Yup. Hang on, it's about to get real. Joinfortmill Friday #9

They couldn't anticipate that so many Americans could be lied to, and convinced to vote against their own interests FakeNoose Friday #10

Founders never imagined SCOTUS deciding the White House occupant DemocracyForever Friday #11

I totally agree with you on that! Chasstev365 Friday #15

They absolutely did not anticipate Trump. BannonsLiver Friday #13

All the historians I've head said the Founding Fathers absolutely did not anticipate a Trump. betsuni Friday #18

Have heard the exact same. BannonsLiver Friday #19

They had King Charles I mr715 Friday #24

The fucking media enablers. nt AnotherMother4Peace Friday #16

One further detail. The founders did not envision or favor political parties and certainly not a two party system. flashman13 Friday #20

We could solve that by adopting proportional allocation Wednesdays Friday #21

You are correct on both points. flashman13 Friday #23

With respect to our founding fathers, mr715 Friday #22

The Heritage Foundation BurnDoubt Saturday #27