The Era of Trump?

[donquixote99]

Some are suggesting the point isn't himself this time--he's sending a signal to the Proud Boys and others....

[RickeyM]

Desperate people are liable to do desparate things. The next attempt won't be a staged event.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Desperate people are liable to do desparate things. The next attempt won't be a staged event.

That too might be an action to save the country, and thus legal under Trump's maxim.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

That too might be an action to save the country, and thus legal under Trump's maxim.

I am afraid that the 47th presidency may be inching towards declaration of a National Emergency. The following was written in 2018 during the 45th disaster.

It would be nice to think that America is protected from the worst excesses of Trump’s impulses by its democratic laws and institutions. After all, Trump can do only so much without bumping up against the limits set by the Constitution and Congress and enforced by the courts. Those who see Trump as a threat to democracy comfort themselves with the belief that these limits will hold him in check.

But will they? Unknown to most Americans, a parallel legal regime allows the president to sidestep many of the constraints that normally apply. The moment the president declares a “national emergency” — a decision that is entirely within his discretion — more than 100 special provisions become available to him. While many of these tee up reasonable responses to genuine emergencies, some appear dangerously suited to a leader bent on amassing or retaining power. For instance, the president can, with the flick of his pen, activate laws allowing him to shut down many kinds of electronic communications inside the United States or freeze Americans’ bank accounts. Other powers are available even without a declaration of emergency, including laws that allow the president to deploy troops inside the country to subdue domestic unrest.

This is a long article but worth reading.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-wo...tate-emergency

[Chicks]

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

That too might be an action to save the country, and thus legal under Trump's maxim.

Maybe he should be taken into custody for his own (and ours) protection?

[Oasis]

"A Florida man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting at a vehicle with two men who he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, local authorities said."
https://www.reuters.com/world/florid...ay-2025-02-17/

This is the sort of behavior A Trump presidency inspires.

[Oasis]

So unacceptable in a society that is suppose to be based on laws.

"MAGA rioter says plot to murder FBI agents covered by Trump pardon"
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other...on/ar-AA1zcOd6

The insanity of this Administration, and those that voted for this convicted felon is hard to keep up with.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Oasis

"A Florida man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting at a vehicle with two men who he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, local authorities said."
https://www.reuters.com/world/florid...ay-2025-02-17/

This is the sort of behavior A Trump presidency inspires.

Remember when the State Department, I think it was, would issue travel advisories for tourists to avoid certain countries where it was unsafe for travelers to visit?

[bobabode]