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2016 Postmortem

procon

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5. There's this annoying little voice in my head saying

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:47 PM

Dec 2016

That this is how dictators are born.

Any pretense of legislative oversight is nil, not even the sham of rubber stamping under Bush, is gone. Trump has been given carte blanche to do whatever he wants and no one can stop him.

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I am really frightened. [View all] madaboutharry Dec 2016 OP

+1, he'll misuse it because he's a fuckin asshole... this is his gloat tour ... reminding Americans uponit7771 Dec 2016 #1

I think he understands it almost as well as these guys: The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #2

That all those common people in the pic thought Nazis and hitler were great is scary just lunasun Dec 2016 #7

Yes, they are wrong. elleng Dec 2016 #3

Trump is unhinged from reality C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #4

There's this annoying little voice in my head saying procon Dec 2016 #5

Oh, believe me he knows what he is doing. Doreen Dec 2016 #6

The Republicans wanted Power. Turbineguy Dec 2016 #8

I don't care who owns it sweetroxie Dec 2016 #9

I Remember Obama Catching Shit From RePigs For "Spiking The Ball" Grassy Knoll Dec 2016 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #11

Are you saying the Democratic party should move further right? I am confused by what you mean. uppityperson Dec 2016 #13

the way I see it; this will test how "great" America's checks/balances and Constitution are TuslaUltra Dec 2016 #12