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global1

(25,294 posts)
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:16 PM Aug 2017

Our Founding Fathers Left A Lot Of Loopholes In The Constitution....

for unscrupulous individuals to exploit. Trump is exploiting all of them.

Congress needs to plug up these loopholes if we survive Trump.

Now that Trump has shown the way - others maybe even more sinister than Trump may attempt to do even worse.

In question are pardoning powers and the nuclear codes for a start.

There also has to be better vetting by the Parties before they let a person even participate in primaries. Mental & physical exams; release of tax records; divestiture of all business ties if the primary candidate that wins the nomination before they can participate in the general election.

The Repugs enabled Trump and they are to blame for all of this.

Things need to be changed for the future if we make it out of this.

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Our Founding Fathers Left A Lot Of Loopholes In The Constitution.... (Original Post) global1 Aug 2017 OP
Yip, the loopholes came from their naivete that the players would all be HONORABLE. UTUSN Aug 2017 #1
The purpose was for those of"white privilege." haveahart Aug 2017 #2
I've said that all along but it's not going to happen with repubs in power blueinredohio Aug 2017 #3
Yes the constitution can be played and those surrounding trump know it . My fear as I have lunasun Aug 2017 #4
The changes you suggest....... WillowTree Aug 2017 #5
 

haveahart

(905 posts)
2. The purpose was for those of"white privilege."
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:21 PM
Aug 2017

The loop holes were not intended for poor whites and certainly not for slaves or Native Americans.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. Yes the constitution can be played and those surrounding trump know it . My fear as I have
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 11:49 PM
Aug 2017

expressed previously is the folks who fell for Hillary propaganda will be duped again by some other new distraction and someone a lot worse will be brought in to power by a united deplorable movement plus voting fuckery
Nobody cared about his tax records remember? Even our own party had a primary candidate who did not release his records I believe

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
5. The changes you suggest.......
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 11:54 PM
Aug 2017

.......can't just be enacted by Congress. They would require one or a series of Constitutional amendments.

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