The fatal unforeseen flaw in the Constitution

[Horse with no Name]

We are in the midst of the worst Constitutional crisis in the history of our republic. Yet. In a handful of days, the pepetrtrator of that crisis gets to take the reins of the country and drive the agenda that Russia desires. Russian operatives are going to be sitting at the highest levels of our government. The person who benefited most wil be the person getting (and disseminating) the most sensitive of all information from both sides. And. There is nothing we can do.

[a kennedy]

1. I'm just sick.......

[brush]

4. Things are bad. Ryan just rammed through new rules that the Congressional budget office . . .

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can no longer disclose the amount of funds allocated to expenditures.

WTF?

Border wall here we come.

[mopinko]

5. i cant see that sticking.

hope someone is ready to sue over that.

[Kilgore]

2. Judging from reporting and events to date,

Nothing will happen. Too much of the populace just does not give a damn.

My prediction is that the story will stop getting coverage a week or so after the election.

Sad but probably true.

[ck4829]

3. There is plenty we can do... but I do understand the cynicism and pessimism

The government is increasingly flawed and unrepresentative. It is a system collapsing in on itself.

I suggest reading the works of Gene Sharp as a start.

We really can not rely on elected officials anymore. We really can not rely on voting alone anymore.

We need to target the junta's authority, human resources, skills and knowledge, intangible factors, material resources, and sanctions. This is their power.

[CrispyQ]

7. This:

"We really can not rely on elected officials anymore. We really can not rely on voting alone anymore."

[Rollo]

6. What part of the Constitution are you referring to?

Please be specific