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bigtree

(85,989 posts) Sun Mar 4, 2018, 09:54 AM Mar 2018

President for Life

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto

The President of the United States on the unelected leader of authoritarian China: “He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great," Trump said. "And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll give that a shot some day." https://t.co/Pqb7iOKiWo

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President for Life (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2018 OP

Guarantee this will never happen. democratisphere Mar 2018 #1

it's a mindset bigtree Mar 2018 #2

Exactly. dalton99a Mar 2018 #4

You can't guarantee that Bradshaw3 Mar 2018 #6

We had a President for life already, FDR died in his fourth term and it passed to his vice-president braddy Mar 2018 #3

The 300 year Tr-dump Dynasty... magicarpet Mar 2018 #5

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Guarantee this will never happen.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:04 AM

Mar 2018

bigtree

(85,989 posts)

2. it's a mindset

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:12 AM

Mar 2018

...that everyone needs to be vigilant against.

Can you imagine ANY republican dismissing this with 'guarantee this will never happen' if ANY Democrat said this, much less the POTUS?

But, yeah, this ain't happening.

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)

4. Exactly.

Reply to bigtree (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:49 AM

Mar 2018

Bradshaw3

(7,513 posts)

6. You can't guarantee that

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 01:02 PM

Mar 2018

braddy

(3,585 posts)

3. We had a President for life already, FDR died in his fourth term and it passed to his vice-president

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:45 AM

Mar 2018

magicarpet

(14,145 posts)

5. The 300 year Tr-dump Dynasty...

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:47 AM

Mar 2018

"The Donald"...
Then Ivanka...
Then Jared...
Then Don Jr.
Then Eric...
Then Tiffany...
Then Barron.........

The The House of Saud me, it goes on and on and on and on....

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