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From: Dave Froble <davef@tsoft-inc.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:13:47 -0400
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On 7/25/2024 7:14 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
> On 26/07/2024 00:00, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> 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
>>
>
> Then we should hope that Kamala gets in
>

I'd rather hope that Trump doesn''t ...

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