Would Americans ever elect a dictator as president

Trump2020OP-the real one wrote:

LRC banned M*G*. So much for free speech.

Not a free speech issue. I'm pretty sure the ban is just being consistent with their policy that only those over the age of 12 are allowed to post here.

celery wrote:

I don't understand why leftist want activist judges.

ummmmm... the conservative judges are just as much "activists." You don't agree with that because you are conservative. You'll say that they interpret the constitution "better."

Caught U again wrote:

Obvi wrote:

Dictator wannabe? Yes

Dictator has been? Yes

Dictator to be? Yes

Dictator? No

This post, Obvi, was made by the OP of this thread (same IP address). Site shill to get hits. How embarrassing.

It appears that lying is your strong suit.

Good job!

Night observer wrote:

Hitler was elected. A person can become a dictator after he is elected. So I guess in some respects you are correct.

Bad Wigins wrote:

You can't elect a dictator president! A dictator takes over by force!

When Trump disbands one of the branches of government, and shoots the speakers of the house and senate in the head, and invades Mexico, then the comparisons to hitler will be appropriate. Until then, many people need to work on getting over their TDS (trump derangement syndrome). Talk to a therapist to get over your TDS. Or for a cheaper option, watch the Rubin report and other long form political conversation on youtube. By all means, stop paying any attention to the fake news on dinosaur media.

give me a break wrote:

celery wrote:

I don't understand why leftist want activist judges.

ummmmm... the conservative judges are just as much "activists." You don't agree with that because you are conservative. You'll say that they interpret the constitution "better."

Yes the conservatives interpret the constitution better. They understand that language is rooted in a historical context. Therefore, they interpret the law within the context of the way the authors thought, and intended it to be interpreted. They don't buy into the post modern idea of language and say the constitution is a "living" document so that they can conveniently inject their own opinions into the laws.

If the people want a new law to deal with new circumstances not envisioned by past legislation, then they can urge their elected representatives to pass a new law. It should not be up to a judge to just wish a new law into existence by dreaming up a new interpretation of a law-an interpretation never intended by the original authors of that law. Appointing judges who assume this much power, takes power away form the legislative branch, and by extension, the people. Its not about interpreting the law better, its about overstepping the bounds of the judicial branch. So yes, judges who do not legislate from the bench are better.

celery wrote:

Yes the conservatives interpret the constitution better.

Yes, I respect and understand you think that. What you don't understand is that the other side feels the SAME WAY. All this nonsense about a "living document" is just another way of interpreting it.

I'm actually not a liberal or a conservative. I'm as centrist as it gets. Which is why I see the bias in yourself that you fail to see.

100m wrote:

The beauty of the American system is that it prevents any sort of dictatorship by its 3-branch nature.

You are missing the times where a branch abdicates it's power, and/or the Executive branch promotes clearly fascist leaning sycophants who abdicate their power, or any one of a number of other methods to subvert the Rule of Law.

The U.S. is taking on many features of a corrupt Democracy with a steady erosion of media freedom, steady erosion of intellectual freedom, steady erosion of social freedom, government operated as a loyalty system, emphasis on military spending, all features of a fascist state operated as a Republic in our case.

celery wrote:

When Trump disbands one of the branches of government, and shoots the speakers of the house and senate in the head, and invades Mexico, then the comparisons to hitler will be appropriate. Until then, many people need to work on getting over their TDS (trump derangement syndrome). Talk to a therapist to get over your TDS. Or for a cheaper option, watch the Rubin report and other long form political conversation on youtube. By all means, stop paying any attention to the fake news on dinosaur media.

I know you aren't aware of all of the political systems in the world. Who knew there were SO many countries? A country can have elections but be a non-functioning democracy. So, your rudimentary analysis is a fail. Sorry, try again.

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pop_pop!_v2.2.1 wrote:

100m wrote:

The beauty of the American system is that it prevents any sort of dictatorship by its 3-branch nature.

You are missing the times where a branch abdicates it's power, and/or the Executive branch promotes clearly fascist leaning sycophants who abdicate their power, or any one of a number of other methods to subvert the Rule of Law.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/27/521667814/head-of-house-intel-committee-went-to-white-house-grounds-to-meet-source

The U.S. is taking on many features of a corrupt Democracy with a steady erosion of media freedom, steady erosion of intellectual freedom, steady erosion of social freedom, government operated as a loyalty system, emphasis on military spending, all features of a fascist state operated as a Republic in our case.

https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

I don't think you know what 'fascist' means. Also, learn English.

Trump2020OP-the real one wrote:

President Obama's 8-year reign of terror was pretty close to a socialist dictatorship.

The lefty liberal media turned a blind eye to all of his administrations scandals and outright disregard for the Constitution.

MUGA

Obama freakin Hussein

Attacked

The Little Sisters of the Poor

Nuns!!!!!!!!!

Nuns

Obama is a communist

His Grand father was a Communist

His mother and Grandmother were communists

He attack Nuns!!!!!!!

What kind of a person attacks Nuns?

Yes its possible that dumb American could elect a president

A poetic Artist even surmised and did guess that Obama was molested by Frank Marshall Davis, yucky

It us guessed else where that Frank Marshall Davis procreated with Obamas Mother

Incest!!

Sick

Sick

Sick

Obama lived with a Transgendered Nanny in Indonesia

Yes the USA could possibly elect a dictator

If its a Democrat dictator then most of LRC would be happy

The Media dulls critical thinking

Liberalism they say is a mental disorder, I simply report what they say

Britt missed monetary policy, like all social science academics they don't understand it. They use money creation and low interest rates to keep them in power: Lincoln, Wilson, FDR, Truman, Nixon, Bush Jnr. and Obama.

Britt missed, rather conveniently, staying power far longer then is the norm.... FDR.

He like every other academic also conveniently doesn't point out that Marxism and Fascism are basically siblings and are both the polar opposite of Laissez-faire.

The media in the US is free to wage its current war on the Executive.

Beuuty wrote:

100m wrote:

The beauty of the American system is that it prevents any sort of dictatorship by its 3-branch nature.

I wouldn't call it beauty. It is just a feature of the American system. Dictatorships are no better or worse than other forms of government.

No. For all the flaws of the American system it is way better than any dictatorship our world has seen. Dictatorship is much worse than a republic.

Bernie Sanders might be a good dictator. He seems like he wants to help people. He doesn't seem like he's just in it for the power like the other Democrat favorites for 2020 listed in this article. Plus, he got cheated by Hillary, so to be fair Bernie should get another chance.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/361607-how-dem-insiders-rank-the-2020-contenders

Who can ya trust? wrote:

We already had one in office!!! ?

Uhhhh... I... uhhhhh... just heard it on the news...

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

The Executive in the US is free to wage a current war on the media.

^Corrected your spin.

Idiot right wingers in full throttle. You have laugh at them. Idiots.

celery wrote:

Night observer wrote:

Hitler was elected. A person can become a dictator after he is elected. So I guess in some respects you are correct.

When Trump disbands one of the branches of government, and shoots the speakers of the house and senate in the head, and invades Mexico, then the comparisons to hitler will be appropriate. Until then, many people need to work on getting over their TDS (trump derangement syndrome). Talk to a therapist to get over your TDS. Or for a cheaper option, watch the Rubin report and other long form political conversation on youtube. By all means, stop paying any attention to the fake news on dinosaur media.

Quit arguing against nobody! Neither of us said Trump was a dictator. Only very mentally weak people who think it was unfair to not censor alleged Russians.

Hitler's dictator ship was the Bismarck. Any city that defied him would be blasted into rubble by its 16 inch guns.

Real dictatorship takes more than hating the media and attempting to silence it. It takes actual ability to manipulate people and seize power, so I don't think Trump will succeed.