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Fri Apr 7, 2017, 08:01 PM Apr 2017

checks and balances

ok, can i appoint a justice to the supreme court?

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************************ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING WAY!!!!******************************
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************THE PRESIDENT CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE SENATE!!!!********
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************THAT IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO DO WITHOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES!!!!*"******
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yikes!

wow.



ok, uh, how about i just place a justice on the supreme court temporarily?

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************************ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING WAY!!!!******************************
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************THE PRESIDENT CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE SENATE!!!!********
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************THAT IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO DO WITHOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES!!!!*"******
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damn!

you guys really take this checks and balances thing seriously.


ok, so how about i just bomb the crap out of a bunch of buildings in a country we're not at war and which poses no danger to us?
it'll cost billions of dollars, kill a bunch of civilians, serve no military purpose, violate international law, and who knows, maybe eventually trigger a much bigger war with russia. maybe even nuclear, i mean, who know?


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************************ABSOLUTELY NO F--
oh, that? pfft! just run along and have fun killing kids and blowing stuff up!!
you don't need permission for that!
just let us know if you make a really big mess!!






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