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In reply to the discussion: "There is no word to adequately describe the anger, frustration, & disbelief that Americans are feeling.." [View all]
BlueTsunami2018
(5,108 posts)69. Yes. But Americans have lost their fighting spirit.
Too soft, too lazy, too easily distracted, too bought off.
Unfortunately, it’s going to take real suffering on a massive scale before Americans figure out that the only way we’re going to get the changes we need is when we force them. I just don’t see us voting our way out of this. The past sixty years have been a pretty good indication of that.
Everything keeps drifting in the direction of giving the owner class more and more and the People less and less no matter who is in power.
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"There is no word to adequately describe the anger, frustration, & disbelief that Americans are feeling.." [View all]
red dog 1
Friday
OP
Can recall early in his first term that people kept asking whether he would "rise
allegorical oracle
Saturday
#59
Ghandi is often cited as a peaceful protestor with peace being how he attained his goals. However, supporters
in2herbs
Friday
#2
Well, let's hope the Congress that convenes after the midterms has one. Otherwise,
PatrickforB
Friday
#26
I'm sure the Founding Fathers never considered the possibility that so many elected officials
FakeNoose
Friday
#6
The founders believed that Congressmen would zealously safeguard their own power.
Intractable
Friday
#7
The Constitution gives us two ways to remove a president..impeachment and the 25th amendment but..
Deuxcents
Friday
#5
The Constitution was supposed to be a living document, but the founders never saw the country becoming so large that
Karasu
Saturday
#51
Add 4 more justices--make it 13!! Dems should run on it!! (Even if it's hard to do) !
Ars Longa
Friday
#11
Yes, and equal (vs proportional) allocation of Senators is one of the biggest flaws in the Constitution
thought crime
Saturday
#77
"A nation that will not enforce its laws has no claim to the respect and allegiance of its people."
progressoid
Friday
#25
He was, and the courts turned a blind eye to it. Some even admitted he committed an insurrection and STILL allowed him
Karasu
Saturday
#76
Should have been more checks put in place the first time he was elected!!! We dropped the ball!!!!
Pisces
Friday
#32
We need constitutional law/civics and mental health/sanity requirements for political candidates.
Karasu
Saturday
#50
As long as you keep allowing the thing that has constantly created the corruption and degradation...
OldBaldy1701E
Saturday
#54
If we don't try them, and if we don't hang them, then we're just enabling tyranny to continue or to happen again.
Efilroft Sul
Saturday
#56
I would add "despair" to that list because trump is getting away with so much and destroying so much in the process.
Martin68
Saturday
#67
I do, too, haha. A lot more qualified political analysts than me have said as much, but I would love to be wrong.
Karasu
19 hrs ago
#82
It was a good plan but this is what happens when an entire party is corrupt.
GoodRaisin
20 hrs ago
#80