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What happens during a Constitutional Crisis and how do you get out of it? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 OP
There are strange forces in the world. Turbineguy Jan 2017 #1
"Didn't we have one when the Senate refused to hold hearings on Garland" - No. PoliticAverse Jan 2017 #2
I have a proposal... GetRidOfThem Jan 2017 #3
as trump approvals continue to plummet, congressional conservatives will be facing beachbum bob Jan 2017 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
2. "Didn't we have one when the Senate refused to hold hearings on Garland" - No.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:53 AM
Jan 2017

The constitution doesn't require the Senate to hold hearings.

As to history, President Andrew Jackson once ignored a Supreme Court decision:
"The decision of the supreme court has fell still born, and they find that it cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate."
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832





GetRidOfThem

(869 posts)
3. I have a proposal...
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:57 AM
Jan 2017

Let's call a duck a duck: When these guys want to call Iris Islamic Terrorists, focusing on "Islamic" in order to add so-called clarity, why don't we add clarity to what is happening here in this constitutional crisis and call it from what it is: a neo-nazi takeover. It is poorly executed, but still a threat that must be stopped. I think the chief architect was Bannon. ClumsyTrumper may only be a front, though he'd hate to be seen that way.

We are in grave danger, but we can yet address it. One important note is that the intelligence community is not behind them. I suspect they will also alienate the top brass, in other words there is no real firepower behind the takover. Popular resistance is extremely important.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
4. as trump approvals continue to plummet, congressional conservatives will be facing
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:45 AM
Jan 2017

some tough and wonderful decisions to watch as their choices....remain tethered to a disaster admin and face unparalleled defeats in 2018 or cut him lose.....

its up to all of us to take action, contribute and vote.....it all starts NOW


and we need the liberal versions of the Koch Brothers to step up....we have to take state govts back

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