Trump declares himself Dictator

[RagnarLothbrok]

You have to be pretty far down the rabbit hole to defend this one.

MAGA is really a cult. It is an absolute total brainwashing. Whoever writes the history of this will have their hands full.

 

[Scruddy]

You have to be pretty far down the rabbit hole to defend this one.

MAGA is really a cult. It is an absolute total brainwashing. Whoever writes the history of this will have their hands full.

What needs defending?

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

What needs defending?

Serious question: Are you trolling or insane?

 

[Scruddy]

Serious question: Are you trolling or insane?

Be specific. What needs defending? Don't walk away from the other convo about Doug Emhoff either btw 😉

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

He's stoned and/or drunk daily.

To write the dumb shit he does, I sure hope so.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Be specific. What needs defending? Don't walk away from the other convo about Doug Emhoff either btw 😉

I can’t keep up. You’re all over the place.

And you’re the one skirting the OPs; I am under no obligation to follow your wild goose chase.

 

[Scruddy]

I can’t keep up. You’re all over the place.

And you’re the one skirting the OPs; I am under no obligation to follow your wild goose chase.

Rags...

 

[pjhawk]

In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King said we have a duty to disobey unjust laws. "I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws," he wrote. "Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'"

What the hell is wrong with you?

You're comparing an otherwise powerless preacher who advocates non-violence and sitting in a jail for disobeying laws that he believed to be unconstitutional and that even you would almost certainly grudgingly agree were repugnant (although in our new fascist era you may be feeling the freedom to show your true colors) with a President of the United States with all the levers of state power announcing he is above the law?

Again, WTH is wrong with you? How phucking dare you? You've got a President here asserting dictatorial powers, this isn't America anymore, it did happen here.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Doesn't matter. Either a law is just or it's not.

It's literally the only thing that matters in regard to Dr. King. You obviously have no idea what he stood for. Now, if YOU'RE willing to go to jail in protest of "unjust laws", you'll begin to understand him.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

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Rags...

Again, you miss the point.

Moral turpitude is ubiquitous across the political spectrum. It’s unfortunate that you only care about one side of it.

 

[The Tradition]

What the hell is wrong with you?

You're comparing a preacher who advocates non-violence and sitting in a jail for disobeying laws that he believed to be unconstitutional and that even you would almost certainly grudgingly agree were repugnant (although in our new fascist era you may be feeling the freedom to show your true colors) with a President of the United States announcing he is above the law?

Again, WTH is wrong with you? How phucking dare you. You've got a President here asserting dictatorial powers, this isn't America anymore, it did happen here.

Just a simple preacher? LOL, please.

He was the lightning rod of the civil rights movement and the defacto leader.

He wasn't just talking about his own fate. He was inspiring all his followers to disobey unjust laws.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Just a simple preacher? LOL, please.

He was the lightning rod of the civil rights movement and the defacto leader.

He wasn't just talking about his own fate. He was inspiring all his followers to disobey unjust laws.

And. To. Willingly. Suffer. The. Consequences.

Failure to do that just makes you a dumbass criminal.

 

[Scruddy]

Again, you miss the point.

Moral turpitude is ubiquitous across the political spectrum. It’s unfortunate that you only care about one side of it.

You're missing the plot entirely lol and your closing argument is dripping with irony.

 

[pjhawk]

Just a simple preacher? LOL, please.

He was the lightning rod of the civil rights movement and the defacto leader.

He wasn't just talking about his own fate. He was inspiring all his followers to disobey unjust laws.

And what the hell does that have to do with a President of the United States asserting he's above the law?

MLK was trying to change unjust laws through the legislature and the courts, according to the rule of law. That was why he was willingly and without complaint residing in a jail cell when he wrote that letter.

How phucking dare you try to compare his non-violent civil disobedience campaign with a tweet by a wannabe Hitler. Eff you for that. Eff you.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

And what the hell does that have to do with a President of the United States asserting he's above the law?

MLK was trying to change unjust laws through the legislature and the courts, according to the rule of law. That was why he was willingly and without complaint residing in a jail cell when he wrote that letter.

How phucking dare you try to compare his non-violent civil disobedience campaign with a tweet by a wannabe Hitler. Eff you for that. Eff you.

Do understand that "Tradition Manor" is embedded somewhere in Trump's transverse colon. That view every day would phuck anybody up.

 

[Scruddy]

Why does every leftist thread these days have this same energy?

 

[The Tradition]

And what the hell does that have to do with a President of the United States asserting he's above the law?

MLK was trying to change unjust laws through the legislature and the courts, according to the rule of law. That was why he was willingly and without complaint residing in a jail cell when he wrote that letter.

How phucking dare you try to compare his non-violent civil disobedience campaign with a tweet by a wannabe Hitler. Eff you for that. Eff you.

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

 

[Huey Grey]

That’s an interesting take on what he said. It could be interpreted who saves the Country does not break the law.

That oughta freak you lefties out.

Weird theory to make for a felon.

 

[fsu1jreed]

He's too stupid to know that's exactly what Trump is trying to do

 

[TennNole17]

 

[pjhawk]

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

WTH are you even blabbering about?

Are you unaware that what Trump posted is literally a Napoleon quote about how ending democracy was legitimate?

 

[The Tradition]

WTH are you even blabbering about?

Are you unaware that what Trump posted is literally a Napoleon quote about how ending democracy was legitimate?

That would imply Trump is smart enough to know a Napoleon quote.

 

[pjhawk]

American fascists will never ever admit that they're lawless anti-constitution fascists.

Like the old quote, when fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. In Trad's case carrying a carton of Marlboro Reds.

 

[wilson reborn]

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You get what you vote for. Trump has always been very clear about his love of dictators. And his contempt for our Constitution. Fvck any MAGA that pretends to be shocked during the next four years

 

[HawkNester]

You're missing the plot entirely lol and your closing argument is dripping with irony.

So is Trump innocent for sexual misconduct?

 

[srams21]

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

Then do it through Congress. He appointed a foreign born billionaire and gave him total access and power. That's not how our Government should work.

 

[HawkNester]

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

If you truly believe that, you’re in for a real awakening. They’re coming after anyone they deem as a parasite. And you aren’t in their club.

 

[Tom Paris]

In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King said we have a duty to disobey unjust laws. "I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws," he wrote. "Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'"

Weird you chose a black man to make a false equivalency. Bigot. GFY.

 

[libbity bibbity]

Luigi his ass ready.

The Democrat way to shut people up. JFK, RFK, and MLK learned the hard way.

 

[pjhawk]

Trump literally requotes Napoleon's justification for becoming a dictator and they're still all blubbering nuh uh, reasons reasons. Whatabouts, whatabouts.

 

[libbity bibbity]

I thought SCOTUS already did that...

Really, is that an official act of the president now?

 

[Hawkfan_08]

I swear I’ve been trying to tell people. We are allowing a dictatorship to take hold.

We all know.

 

[pjhawk]

You get what you vote for. Trump has always been very clear about his love of dictators. And his contempt for our Constitution. Fvck any MAGA that pretends to be shocked during the next four years

They aren't going to pretend to be shocked, they're going to support it (at least until he/it comes for them). See Trad in this thread.

 

[Scruddy]

So is Trump innocent for sexual misconduct?

If you're referencing enough jeans Carroll then absolutely. She's an obvious fraud lol

 

[bagdropper]

Only someone that wishes this to be true - and knows it will never occur - would state something like this.

 

[libbity bibbity]

You have to be pretty far down the rabbit hole to defend this one.

MAGA is really a cult. It is an absolute total brainwashing. Whoever writes the history of this will have their hands full.

What do you call the Democrat party then?

 

[IANDFAN]

Trump is simply trying to rein in government largesse from the executive branch. That doesn't make him a "Hitler"... it makes him an executive.

Not sure why everyone assumes the courts should have the last word in a government that's supposed to have three equal branches, not two plus a "supreme" one.

You talk about three equal branches after Trump tweeted he his above the law??

 

[tarheelbybirth]

He's too stupid to know that's exactly what Trump is trying to do

Well, he has absolutely no idea how the "three equal branches" work. He thinks a SCOTUS ruling is the absolute end of the line. He never heard of amending the Constitution.

 

[Chishawk1425]