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bluestarone

(16,854 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:39 PM Nov 2018

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After we take control is there anything we could do to STOP

Putin from stepping inside our AMERICAN White House?

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After we take control is there anything we could do to STOP (Original Post) bluestarone Nov 2018 OP

No, that's all executive branch stuff. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

DAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Nov 2018 #2

Just put scrutiny through investigations and subpoenas Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #3

IMHO, no. CincyDem Nov 2018 #4

Take control? Do you think tens of millions of Trump supporters and loyal followers elocs Nov 2018 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,584 posts)

1. No, that's all executive branch stuff.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:40 PM

Nov 2018

bluestarone

(16,854 posts)

2. DAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:40 PM

Nov 2018

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

3. Just put scrutiny through investigations and subpoenas

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:42 PM

Nov 2018

CincyDem

(6,335 posts)

4. IMHO, no.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:42 PM

Nov 2018

The only thing the House really controls is revenue and spending - and with a rabid republican Senate controls is probably a strong word. They at least have veto power over anything from the North Side of the Capitol.

Visitors to the WH are an Executive function and I don't believe there's any recourse other than the public shaming (which we know is ineffectual at best).

elocs

(22,541 posts)

5. Take control? Do you think tens of millions of Trump supporters and loyal followers

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:47 PM

Nov 2018

are going to be raptured into some kind of right wing paradise?
Sure, Democrats can take all of the Congress and then the White House but the right and all of those Trumpsters will just be waiting for the Left to become complacent and decide they don't need to vote in every election. And if past behavior is any predictor of future behavior they might not be far wrong.
This ain't over yet by a long shot so I wouldn't be celebrating too soon.

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