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In reply to the discussion: tRump goes full on Dictator - Consults Attorney to Rule by Decree [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,094 posts)1. Uh oh, here comes another Enabling Act.
The Enabling Act (German: Ermächtigungsgesetz) of 1933, formally titled Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich" ) , [1] was a law that gave the German Cabinetin effect, the Chancellorthe power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, and to override fundamental aspects of the Weimar Constitution.[2] The Enabling Act gave Hitler plenary powers and followed on the heels of the Reichstag Fire Decree, which had abolished most civil liberties and transferred state powers to the Reich government. The combined effect of the two laws was to transform Hitler's government into a legal dictatorship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933
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tRump goes full on Dictator - Consults Attorney to Rule by Decree [View all]
NoRoadUntravelled
Jul 2020
OP
We're watching history repeat itself. How do we stop this if there's no one left in power
NoRoadUntravelled
Jul 2020
#2
Yes there is but no one does anything. I'm flabbergasted (or at least I used to be).
triron
Jul 2020
#11
I know what you mean. Every step that's been taken is worse than the last.
NoRoadUntravelled
Jul 2020
#23
"The tree of liberty from time to time must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
roamer65
Jul 2020
#13
The problem here is, the SC won't be able to rule on this before 11-3-2020
herding cats
Jul 2020
#28