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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
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Subject: Re: [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?
Date: 25 Jul 2024 23:00:07 -0000
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Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
>On 22/07/2024 23:01, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> In article <v7bce3$3k676$1@news.xmission.com>, Richard <> wrote:
>>> Just out of curiosity, how have you been responding to all the people
>>> who repeatedly ratched up the hysterical incendiary rherotic by constantly
>>> calling Trump "Hitler" and constantly claiming he is a threat to democracy
>>> and so-on.
>> 
>> You see, Americans traditionally have not approved of authoritarian
>> governments.  We did actually start the country in reaction to a British
>> king who was becoming increasingly oppressive.
> >
>
>It always amuses me that the USA didn't just stick "Elected" in front of 
>"King" and toodleloo along.  ;-)

Some folks wanted to do that.  Jefferson was totally against it.

>It's not like they don't have much the same power...

They don't at all, as Mr. Trump discovered to his amazement.  It's true
that since the constitution was written, a lot of rights were delegated 
to the president by Congress (such as the ability to make war) and across
the board that has been a bad thing.  It's not too late to undo some of
them.
--scott

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