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Trust Buster

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3. I agree, but it is a dangerous precedent. We have civilian control of our military.

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Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:47 PM

Sep 2018

It would be bad for our country to normalize a military override of our elected executive. Another way this creep is doing tremendous damage to our institutions and balance of power.

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During Nixion's Last Year in Office... [View all] reACTIONary Sep 2018 OP

Yeah but D_Master81 Sep 2018 #1

Not coincidentally: both enabled by Roger Ailes Nevernose Sep 2018 #2

I agree, but it is a dangerous precedent. We have civilian control of our military. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #3

At least in this case.... reACTIONary Sep 2018 #4