Chindie Posted February 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Saw this in the bookshop today called "it can't happen here" written in 1936 ... look familiar ? I'm reminded of this I linked to a couple of weeks back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted February 4, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2017 3 hours ago, maqroll said: Yes it is. I think the majority of Trump voters are perfectly comfortable with a dictatorial strongman who flaunts the constitution, insults our allies, and acts like an ignorant buffoon. They are too stupid to understand the threat he poses. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2017 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Saw this in the bookshop today called "it can't happen here" written in 1936 ... look familiar ? So did you read it? What happens in the end? Tell us it's all going to be alright pleeeeeeaassse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: So did you read it? What happens in the end? Tell us it's all going to be alright pleeeeeeaassse! Nuclear holocaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 One of the things that I like about our system is that despite the enormous power of the presidency, he is forced to defer power to a federal judge for the final say. I don't think he can win this fight he's just picked. Americans showing their good side right now with their protesting and activism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 or its a strategy to public undermine the other checks and balances, as a way of saying "look, my darling cultist followers, I clearly need all the power as these silly judge people want to stop me. They're bad, if they want to stop me, that means they love terrorists, FAKE JUDGES, sad!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 5, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 5, 2017 ....and faith in democratically elected independence weakens - we can't trust these mad haired nutcase politicians, lets give more power to those nice sensible corporate lobbyists and lawyers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 This is barely even satire, it's just a reenactment 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Quote Trump bid to restore travel ban rejected BBC Foiled again - By a judge appointed by Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Quote New documents confirm that Donald Trump retains a direct tie to his business interests through a revocable trust overseen by one of his adult sons and a longtime executive of the Trump Organization. The president is the sole beneficiary of the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust, which is tied to his social security number as the taxpayer identification number, according to documents published online by the investigative nonprofit ProPublica. Trump can revoke the trust, which was amended three days before his inauguration, at any time. The details about the trust were included in a 27 January letter to the Washington liquor board that notes Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest son, and Allen Weisselberg, the company official, are its new trustees. The Trump trust holds a liquor license for the hotel that opened last fall in the federally owned Old Post Office building. A provision in the lease, signed in 2013, for that building prohibits an elected official from benefiting from the property. Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 5, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Keyblade said: This is barely even satire, it's just a reenactment Even if you hated the new Ghostbusters (chauvinist ) Melissa McCarthy was absolutely incredible last night as Spicer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 38 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Even if you hated the new Ghostbusters (chauvinist ) Melissa McCarthy was absolutely incredible last night as Spicer. She's amazing. One of the few naturally funny people in Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted February 5, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2017 On 03/02/2017 at 10:50, NurembergVillan said: Right on cue, Sunday is Visit My Mosque Day! http://www.visitmymosque.org/ I'm going to take me nipper. The nearest mosque to me is serving up samosas and cake. Yes please! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 He can't last much longer can he? Even in a stable government people are always plotting in the corridors. Surely there will be a lot of people currently scheming his demise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 6 hours ago, Rodders said: or its a strategy to public undermine the other checks and balances, as a way of saying "look, my darling cultist followers, I clearly need all the power as these silly judge people want to stop me. They're bad, if they want to stop me, that means they love terrorists, FAKE JUDGES, sad!" or the supreme court now gets to set a precedence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, darrenm said: He can't last much longer can he? Even in a stable government people are always plotting in the corridors. Surely there will be a lot of people currently scheming his demise? I expect there were discussions even before the inauguration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 6 hours ago, Keyblade said: This is barely even satire, it's just a reenactment McKinnon's Betsy DeVos is actually frighteningly accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 24 minutes ago, darrenm said: He can't last much longer can he? Even in a stable government people are always plotting in the corridors. Surely there will be a lot of people currently scheming his demise? Of course he can. I'd be very surprised if he didn't have a long way to go and a lot of shit still to pull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 5, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 5, 2017 35 minutes ago, darrenm said: He can't last much longer can he? Even in a stable government people are always plotting in the corridors. Surely there will be a lot of people currently scheming his demise? The problem is how do you get rid of him? I'm not sure what you have to do to get impeached nowadays - the last President got caught bugging the German chancellor, and not even for political reasons, he got caught bugging her in order to give US corporations a competitive advantage - the one before that got caught lying through his teeth in order to "reform" the economy of Iraq and killed a million people in the process; nothing. It seems it's almost impossible to impeach a President for anything in the political sphere and I don't think he's dumb enough to get into a personal position that'll see him off. So, unless his heart packs up, I think he's here for four years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: So, unless his heart packs up, I think he's here for eight years. Fix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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