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Seattle .Hoo

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He's my last choice for the nomination. Here's something to consider though


that most of us, Trump voters included, are blowing off. Even if Trump isn't reelected, precedents are being set right now for future abuses of power. I think one thing Democrats need to be thinking about is how to get Congress to take back more of its war powers, tariff and economic policy authority, and curbs on emergency powers. Suppose Sanders, or some future progressive, using Trump's presidency as a model, chooses to take extreme positions from the executive branch, uses the DOJ for their own purposes, unilaterally reinstates regulations or creates new ones, declares a state of emergency regarding weapons? Would Trumpists be happy? No! Should any of us be happy? No!

We're theoretically not electing dictators here. We need some serious reforms to keep this country's form of government alive, perhaps even major constitutional reforms and revisions. Is that possible now? That remains to be seen and I'm not necessarily optimistic about the prospects.

(In response to this post by HoosWillWin)

Posted: 02/14/2020 at 10:56AM



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