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In reply to the discussion: Do our intelligence services have a contingency plan for a treasonous president? [View all]Hekate
(91,003 posts)21. What do you expect the Executive Branch to do about the Executive? That's the POTUS, you know....
The House and Senate are the Legislative Branch. They are in constitutionally equal to the Executive, not his errand boys and lapdogs. They are in charge of impeachment, should they choose. There is currently a corrupt GOP majority in both Houses, hence my comment about them.
And so it goes. Unless at least a few Republicans wake up very soon, we are left with hoping for that Blue Wave in November. But even there, right now Stalin's ghost is counting our votes.
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Do our intelligence services have a contingency plan for a treasonous president? [View all]
Voltaire2
Jul 2018
OP
Thanks. I keep saying that, but a small group of determined posters is really keen on the idea...
Hekate
Jul 2018
#18
Gazing out upon world history, I see no examples of coup d'etats that "restored" democracy.
Hekate
Jul 2018
#22
The initial coup was followed by 2 more coups before there was eventually elections in Portugal.
PoliticAverse
Jul 2018
#27
I'm pretty sure we'll be having elections in November, there's no dictatorship here to overthrow.
PoliticAverse
Jul 2018
#29
How did the US's intelligence services taking "actions" to intervene in other countries governments
PoliticAverse
Jul 2018
#24
IF we survive Comrade Trump, you can be sure there will be many, many new contingency plans
unitedwethrive
Jul 2018
#7
All we have is the US Constitution with three co-equal branches of government...
Hekate
Jul 2018
#17