[Info-vax] [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?

[Chris Townley]

On 26/07/2024 00:00, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt at acm.org> wrote:
>> On 22/07/2024 23:01, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> In article <v7bce3$3k676$1 at news.xmission.com>, Richard <> wrote:
>>>> Just out of curiosity, how have you been responding to all the people
>>>> who repeatedly ratched up the hysterical incendiary rherotic by constantly
>>>> calling Trump "Hitler" and constantly claiming he is a threat to democracy
>>>> and so-on.
>>>
>>> You see, Americans traditionally have not approved of authoritarian
>>> governments.  We did actually start the country in reaction to a British
>>> king who was becoming increasingly oppressive.
>>>
>>
>> It always amuses me that the USA didn't just stick "Elected" in front of
>> "King" and toodleloo along.  ;-)
> 
> Some folks wanted to do that.  Jefferson was totally against it.
> 
>> It's not like they don't have much the same power...
> 
> They don't at all, as Mr. Trump discovered to his amazement.  It's true
> that since the constitution was written, a lot of rights were delegated
> to the president by Congress (such as the ability to make war) and across
> the board that has been a bad thing.  It's not too late to undo some of
> them.
> --scott
> 

Then we should hope that Kamala gets in

-- 
Chris