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    Default Under a lawless Trump, our system of checks and balances is being destroyed

    President Trump promised in 2016 that he would protect the Constitution’s “Article I, Article II, Article XII.” (There is no Article XII.) Instead, he has shown how fragile the constitutional order can be when a president does not respect the rule of law. He has not grown into the office; instead, he has learned how to more effectively abuse its powers. The damage of a second term might be irreparable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacksonsprat22 View Post
    President Trump promised in 2016 that he would protect the Constitution’s “Article I, Article II, Article XII.” (There is no Article XII.) Instead, he has shown how fragile the constitutional order can be when a president does not respect the rule of law. He has not grown into the office; instead, he has learned how to more effectively abuse its powers. The damage of a second term might be irreparable.

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    What specifically has he done to destoy checks and balances. Be very specific. I predict you never actually do and just repeat bullshit

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacksonsprat22 View Post
    President Trump promised in 2016 that he would protect the Constitution’s “Article I, Article II, Article XII.” (There is no Article XII.) Instead, he has shown how fragile the constitutional order can be when a president does not respect the rule of law. He has not grown into the office; instead, he has learned how to more effectively abuse its powers. The damage of a second term might be irreparable.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...s/?arc404=true



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    There are certain posters,..." the list is growing" that do not deserve a written reply from me , or even the sweat off my balls really. Jackson is one of them. They only deserve to be laughed at .

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    "His distortion of the criminal justice system began within months of his inauguration. When FBI Director James B. Comey tried to explain the proper relationship between the president and the FBI, Mr. Trump demanded loyalty and asked the FBI director to go easy on his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mr. Comey declined to promise the former or do the latter, and the president fired him."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacksonsprat22 View Post
    "His distortion of the criminal justice system began within months of his inauguration. When FBI Director James B. Comey tried to explain the proper relationship between the president and the FBI, Mr. Trump demanded loyalty and asked the FBI director to go easy on his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mr. Comey declined to promise the former or do the latter, and the president fired him."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacksonsprat22 View Post
    President Trump promised in 2016 that he would protect the Constitution’s “Article I, Article II, Article XII.” (There is no Article XII.) Instead, he has shown how fragile the constitutional order can be when a president does not respect the rule of law. He has not grown into the office; instead, he has learned how to more effectively abuse its powers. The damage of a second term might be irreparable.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...s/?arc404=true
    Maybe you can tell us what of these "checks and balances" he has destroyed?

    Has he eliminated judicial review?

    Has he prevented Congress from doing its job?

    Specifics would be great. Thanks in advance for your help

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    Mr. Trump fired intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson for forwarding to Congress a whistleblower complaint that had implicated the president in his scheme to use public funds to extract political help from a foreign government. The message was clear: The lawful performance of one’s duties is secondary to protecting the president.

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