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SimpleC

(279 posts)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 10:52 PM Nov 2018

One thing the Founding fathers did right...

They put together a constitution with the explicate reason of we don't want a king or dictator...

Those foundations are under attack with this administration...

So far... those foundations are holding... but they are under attack...

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One thing the Founding fathers did right... (Original Post) SimpleC Nov 2018 OP
Yep, they studied history manor321 Nov 2018 #1
I see it... SimpleC Nov 2018 #2
Trump is unique to me... SimpleC Nov 2018 #3
I believe they never conceived of someone as psycho as Trump Patterson Nov 2018 #4
I think they did... SimpleC Nov 2018 #5
I'm afraid they didn't get it right. triron Nov 2018 #6
I think they did... SimpleC Nov 2018 #7
 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
1. Yep, they studied history
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 10:54 PM
Nov 2018

James Madison and others were intimately familiar with how previous republics had failed. They did their best to prevent those issues. They also had to compromise with each other to prevent the young country from falling apart.

 

SimpleC

(279 posts)
3. Trump is unique to me...
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 11:10 PM
Nov 2018

Because he's like a father to me... not by genetics or anything like that... He's my father in action and personality... He was highly abusive... He's a DICK... to the CORE... and I unfortunately SEE it...

Narcissists Personality Disorder... its in the DSM5 manual...

 

SimpleC

(279 posts)
5. I think they did...
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 11:52 PM
Nov 2018

and that's why I think they thought of checks and balances....

Currently … They are attacking all the foundations... they are attacking the courts... the senate... the house... ect...ect...

All the foundations they enacted to prevent a King or a Dictactor... they are attacking...

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