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2016 Postmortem

SamKnause

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2. The rule of law applies to the 99%.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 09:18 PM

Dec 2016

It does not apply to the 1%.

Money buys 'justice', poverty insures prison.

Republicans have never been big admirers of the rule of law.

They lie, they cheat, they misinform, they omit, and they

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Does the rule of Law apply to president elect Trump? Or will he rule as a dictator? [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

No it doesn't appear to nt doc03 Dec 2016 #1

The rule of law applies to the 99%. SamKnause Dec 2016 #2

Congress will declare marshal law after it comes out Trump was in on the hacking. hollowdweller Dec 2016 #3

I don't see much evidence for Rule of Law in this country as it is. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #4

It seems no one can control Trump. He makes his own law? UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #5

He's a dictator and with all branches of government WhiteTara Dec 2016 #6

Dictator. nt DanTex Dec 2016 #7

Watergate demonstrated that the President was not above the law. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #8

Today's GOP Congressional majority would NEVER have brought articles BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #13

The only thing limiting the President's power is Congress. baldguy Dec 2016 #9

The rule of law cannot apply to him, the POTUS is immune. Rex Dec 2016 #10

He is a puppet. duffyduff Dec 2016 #11

"On grounds of protecting national security, I decline to answer," BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #12

If there were an uncompromised branch of government left to apply the rule of law. Orsino Dec 2016 #14