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In reply to the discussion: The Stolen Supreme Court Seat [View all]bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)53. "the sovereign"
of course, for students who took Political Thought courses,
refers to not just the person occupying the office and functioning
as head of state, but the "State", the national government and
bureaucracy in all its manifestations.
Hannah Arendt took this point of view in her view that bureaucracy
can be a "tyranny without a tyrant"
Incidentally, for those wishing further expedition on such topics,
www.openculture.com as well as youtube, have some great courses
on Political Thought from Hobbes to Rousseau to Locke, Burke and more.
Usually taught as two parts, rare to find a course on American Political
Thought.
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Same here - but not before the full extent of his crimes is known to the public.
tenorly
Dec 2016
#12
Yes, mysteriously silent throughout all this mess. I hope there was no "accident."
JudyM
Dec 2016
#15
Democrats need to start fighting Republicans the way Republicans fight Democrats.
TeamPooka
Dec 2016
#6
The first way is by obstructing. They have spent 8 years teaching America that obstructing
TeamPooka
Dec 2016
#31
Lol no. This bad cop worse cop act between the Ds and Rs works just fine for them.
elehhhhna
Dec 2016
#49
It is stunning that there are no Constitutional scholars who can figure out how to work around this.
JudyM
Dec 2016
#8
More voters disagreed with your assessment of Hillary as a "bad candidate" than agreed.
maddiemom
Dec 2016
#44
Maybe with Trump taking office, you might be inclined to embrace a definition of treason
tritsofme
Dec 2016
#47
Scorched Earth. No Rethug nominee for SCOTUS. No reward for stealing the seat. Ever.
kairos12
Dec 2016
#21
"Stolen" is the right word. Dems should respond in kind... block the Fuhrer-Elect's pick indefinitely. (It's only fair!)
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#30
There is only one way that Democrats could fight back within the scope of the Constitution
BzaDem
Dec 2016
#34
The President should have both Eletoral and popular vote majorities to nomiate
rickford66
Dec 2016
#35