Quote (thesnipa @ 8 Jan 2021 09:57)
ahh gotcha.
in any case the broad stroke checks we have are still there, 2 term limit on potus, the EC, congress, scotus, etc.
these types of checks arent hard coded by constitution in the same way in other places where facism has swept, or at least if they were coups were used to eliminate them.
maybe im wrong and we all live in handmaids tale in 10 years, but i dont see it. my biggest worry was Trump serving 2 terms, then Trump Jr serving 2, then Eric, or w/e. just juggling the power. but we didnt even get 2 terms into that nightmare.
people in the 1960s wanted that with the Kennedys too. JFK, RFK, drunken fatboy, then JFK jr eventually. obviously that didnt come to fruition nor should there be political dynasties. sadly we have them at various govt levels (ie: kennedy’s kept a senate seat they bought for 50+ years, politician’s spouses taking over their house seat, etc.)
it only works if youre a true swamp demon from the get-go, which Trump and Kennedy were not. but even the. you have to take turns (Bushies, almost Clintons, etc.)
This post was edited by excellence on Jan 8 2021 09:24am