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

[Gary R. Schmidt]

On 26/07/2024 12:13, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 7/25/2024 7:14 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
>> 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
>>
> 
> I'd rather hope that Trump doesn''t ...
> 
He could just ask Putin to step in for him, does that seem satisfactory?

	Cheers,
		Gary	B-)