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Stonepounder

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39. The whole 'refugee ban' is nothing more than Smoke and Mirrors.

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 02:10 PM

Jan 2017

It is a distraction. Everyone is running around all worried about the ban, while the real action is going on almost unnoticed - Trump/Bannon are taking over the government in a coup. Congress is silent - both Repubs and Dems. Trump is making himself a Fascist Dictator and Congress and the courts are silent - or worrying about the refugee ban.

He kicked the Chairman of the JCS and the Head of the NIC off the Security Council!!!! He (well, Bannon) overruled the Dept of Homeland Security about 'what the EO meant' regardless of what it actually 'said'!!!! They are doing what they want, when they want, without input from Congress, Courts, other Depts, even their own lawyers.

This is not just aberrant behavior, this is an attempt to demolish our Democracy in favor of Trump/Bannon being an absolute dictator.

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John Schindler: "Yesterday's WH recasting of the NSC...amounts to a coup" + more, tweets [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP

it does seem to be calculated for greater effect than what it seems on the surface starshine00 Jan 2017 #1

Has anyone heard from/about the Dems????????????????????? n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #2

Malcomn Nance said Bannon follows Aleksandr Dugan- who wants all out war/end times KittyWampus Jan 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a Jan 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author MANative Jan 2017 #17

Yes, everybody here needs to check out Dugan and the relationship to Bannon Ligyron Jan 2017 #30

Are people finally waking up to what Trump and the republicans are doing? workinclasszero Jan 2017 #4

The coup took place on election day Raastan Jan 2017 #5

Bingo workinclasszero Jan 2017 #8

Careful...someone will alert on you if you criticize Dems in Washington! Dream Girl Jan 2017 #11

American democracy is under assault workinclasszero Jan 2017 #13

You don't need to lecture me. I'm with you I have been alerted on twice in the past week Dream Girl Jan 2017 #15

Not lecturing you just expressing my disgust workinclasszero Jan 2017 #20

You can wait on the Democrats to ride in on a white horse watoos Jan 2017 #21

Good idea if you can afford it workinclasszero Jan 2017 #25

I had a post removed for criticizing liberalhistorian Jan 2017 #44

Mine were removed for criticizing my Senator, Diane Feinstein as well Dream Girl Jan 2017 #46

Get ready to say goodbye to the internet and free speech erronis Jan 2017 #40

It's coming workinclasszero Jan 2017 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #26

The dems hit the Sunday morning news shows en masse today with a unified message of resistance. CrispyQ Jan 2017 #48

The KGOP, as the majority governing body, needs to step up and say enough is enough ffr Jan 2017 #24

I wouldn't expect that anytime in this century, liberalhistorian Jan 2017 #45

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #34

Dunno what it means, but he works for The Observer, Jared Kushner's rag. wildeyed Jan 2017 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Amaryllis Jan 2017 #38

K&R... spanone Jan 2017 #9

Oh wow, Schindler has some baggage. wildeyed Jan 2017 #10

I agree, grain of salt, but he knows a lot and wants to be right flamingdem Jan 2017 #12

Yeah, I get it. wildeyed Jan 2017 #14

Everybody has baggage. Everyone makes stupid mistakes. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #18

He works for Jared Kushner. wildeyed Jan 2017 #19

Has anything he written be favorable to Jared Kushner or Trump or Bannon? KittyWampus Jan 2017 #23

He was big into "what about her emails" during the election which favored Trump. wildeyed Jan 2017 #28

Agree with you about Brannon. Democracy Now flashed a series of photos of him when lutherj Jan 2017 #27

Bannon is ALSO an alcoholic. wildeyed Jan 2017 #31

Not saying it's either/or. Don't disagree about Schindler. I'm just saying that Bannon obviously lutherj Jan 2017 #33

Maybe I'm older than you, but Bannon's face reminds me of W. C. Fields. BeekeeperInVermont Jan 2017 #37

Could be. But given his weight, his record of domestic violence, his generally pugnacious attitude, lutherj Jan 2017 #41

If he's serious, that gives him more credibility Nevernose Jan 2017 #32

Elevates the VP? Worktodo Jan 2017 #16

In the Political Science Biz, this is what is known as an . . FairWinds Jan 2017 #22

K&R Sunny05 Jan 2017 #29

Electing Cheetolini YallowTime Jan 2017 #35

I don't know the guy, but this analysis is right on the money. nt GliderGuider Jan 2017 #36

The whole 'refugee ban' is nothing more than Smoke and Mirrors. Stonepounder Jan 2017 #39

Don't hold your breath waiting for the GOP to do a damn thing vlyons Jan 2017 #43

All their lawyers are experts at subverting the constitution, not defending it. ffr Jan 2017 #47

there's a graphic with a bannon quote around here that states he Cha Jan 2017 #49