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keithbvadu2

(36,655 posts) Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:08 PM Jan 2019

Declare national emergency? Challenge him to do it... See which repubs support him.

Declare national emergency? Challenge him to do it... See which repubs support him.

Repubs say democrats should support our President.

OK.

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Declare national emergency? Challenge him to do it... See which repubs support him. (Original Post) keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 OP

bypassing congress by trump can make it easy for the next democratic president beachbum bob Jan 2019 #1

The threat/spectre of a "national emergency" should give us pause. no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #2

He wouldn't even have to stage a Reichstag Fire to grab overwhelming tblue37 Jan 2019 #3

Watch the movie clip. no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #4

Congress is not needed for such a declaration. MineralMan Jan 2019 #5

All of them? Plus his base? brooklynite Jan 2019 #6

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. bypassing congress by trump can make it easy for the next democratic president

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:37 PM

Jan 2019

to do so too, republicans REALLY want that?

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)

2. The threat/spectre of a "national emergency" should give us pause.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:10 PM

Jan 2019

What else would Trump try to get away with, using such a stunt? Cancel elections? Martial law?

Watch this movie if you can get it: Gabriel Over The White House with Walter Huston. The President revokes The Constitution and dissolves Congress. Even a national emergency thrown in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Over_the_White_House

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tblue37

(65,227 posts)

3. He wouldn't even have to stage a Reichstag Fire to grab overwhelming

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:30 PM

Jan 2019

power if he were allowed to pull off such a stunt.

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)

4. Watch the movie clip.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:42 PM

Jan 2019

It could happen.

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)

5. Congress is not needed for such a declaration.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:48 PM

Jan 2019

That makes it even more dangerous. The only recourses are impeachment and removal of a Supreme Court decision. It is not something to fly with. It is not something to test Congress with.

brooklynite

(94,333 posts)

6. All of them? Plus his base?

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:50 PM

Jan 2019

DO you think the average Trump voter understands Separation of Powers?

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