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Septua

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21. To be King of America

Reply to ancianita (Reply #18)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:18 AM

2 hrs ago

Everything he's doing is some form of what previous dictators did to achieve dictatorship. He has control over Congress, control over the military, control over DOJ and thumbs his nose at Constitutional limits on his authority. It's just a matter of time before he decides to ignore court rulings against him and who's going to make him do otherwise?

But you knew all that...right?

The Five Steps Towards Autocracy

https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-five-steps-towards-autocracy

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If he tries, will the 9th Circuit (Justice Kagan's district) or SCOTUS stop him. ancianita 6 hrs ago #12

The criteria for the act cannot be met. TomSlick 6 hrs ago #14

Understood. Yet, he's sure some city or state can be provoked by his unremoved military occupation. ancianita 6 hrs ago #15

He's constructing a "reality"... Septua 4 hrs ago #17

Which is...? ancianita 4 hrs ago #18

To be King of America Septua 2 hrs ago #21

What good it does to reform to the outdated law when... Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #20

And how far behind will Chicago be? greatauntoftriplets 6 hrs ago #13

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