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AverageOldGuy

(4,169 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 02:06 AM 5 hrs ago

How does he get away with it?

How does he get away with it?

Because no one ever thought that anyone would try what he is doing – not what he is “trying to do,” but WHAT HE IS DOING.

Think about it.

If I tell you: The President will rip the East Wing off the White House then use the space to build a throne room that dwarfs the White House. Your response? NEVER HAPPEN. Congress will stop him. The Courts will stop him. My response? You see how well that worked out.

If I tell you: The President will build a triumphal arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial, at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. Your response? NEVER HAPPEN. Congress will stop him. The Courts will stop him. My response? You see how well that worked out.

If I tell you: The President will establish a slush fund of $1.8 billion – or some figure he will name. He and he alone decides who gets money from this fund. He will award the Jan 6 rioters a few hundred thousand each, give some to his family, God only knows what will happen to the rest. Your response? NEVER HAPPEN. Congress will stop him. The Courts will stop him. My response? You see how well that worked out.

If I tell you: The President will dispatch his private army – ICE – to Democratic stronghold cities prior to the 2026 election to ensure that his people win. Your response? NEVER HAPPEN. Congress will stop him. The Courts will stop him. My response? You will see in November how well that worked out.

He cannot be stopped because our system is built on the belief that we all will stay within the bounds of the law. We have no mechanism to deal with someone who simply ignores the bounds of law and decency. He cannot and will not be stopped.

If you thought the ballroom, the arch, the slush fund will be the end of it . . . . .

We are fucked.

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How does he get away with it? (Original Post) AverageOldGuy 5 hrs ago OP
My crollary is "Oh, they wouldn't do THAT!" Permanut 5 hrs ago #1
he wouldn't go full "enemy of the people' over sea shells and such rampartd 5 hrs ago #2
6 really dumb judges gave him immunity Ponietz 4 hrs ago #3
He will get away with everything he wants to do until he dies. No controls are left. Lonestarblue 3 hrs ago #4
Rapist Whip-poor-will 2 hrs ago #5
It was and is a failure of our Government. Buddyzbuddy 1 hr ago #6
We have no checks and balances. None whatsoever. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #7

rampartd

(5,043 posts)
2. he wouldn't go full "enemy of the people' over sea shells and such
Wed May 20, 2026, 02:43 AM
5 hrs ago

he wouldn't build massive privatized prisons to hold the people he deports

he wouldn't ......

he would and he will, as soon as an "apprentice" pitches him a business opportunity.

"america needs a business man as president" how did that work put?

Lonestarblue

(13,561 posts)
4. He will get away with everything he wants to do until he dies. No controls are left.
Wed May 20, 2026, 04:11 AM
3 hrs ago

The billionaires and multimillionaires, including those on the Supreme Court, do not care what he does so long as he does whatever they want to further enrich themselves.

Some brakes may be applied if Democrats take control of at least the House or the Senate, preferably both, but even then the SC will most likely overturn any legislation that tries to stop Trump's destruction. I would not be surprised if Trump destroys the whole White House and builds a palace since he seems to intend being president for life and Republicans will do nothing to stop him.

Whip-poor-will

(513 posts)
5. Rapist
Wed May 20, 2026, 05:30 AM
2 hrs ago

It's how rape is ....you don't deserve it ....can't understand it ....don't want it

The rapist needs outside enforced boundaries enforced.

The rapist needs the rape buzz and now bend over

Buddyzbuddy

(2,906 posts)
6. It was and is a failure of our Government.
Wed May 20, 2026, 05:53 AM
1 hr ago

Not all but most did not have the imagination to conceptualize the thought of the greatest threat to our Nation's way of life was from within.

You know who did have that foresight?
The founding fathers. They gave us the tools. It was up to us through our politicians to protect what is America.

Our guidebook was used by foreign influence with the cooperation of domestic agents.

Make no mistake about it, this is and has been a coup of which we're still in the midst.

The Felon is their agent but he is not alone. We knew who he was, he showed us and does so, not daily but from moment to moment. We thought we dodged a bullet after his first term with the pandemic.

But, our leaders did not lead and our complacency has given him an opportunity to succeed in accomplishing what he failed to do the first time around.

Those at the highest echelons of our Government who have time and time again not been held accountable for breaking our laws. That is especially true of every elected Republican President in my lifetime, starting with Nixon.

We relied upon the other 2 branches of our Government to be the secondary safety mechanism. Instead, we got a perfect storm of greed and corruption culminating in what can only be described as the worst Government in the history of these "United" States of America.

Our politicians did the job of the people by introducing, voting on and implementing some of the most important legislation ever to pass through Congress. It has been settled law, challenged with great ferocity in the highest court. And yet somehow, if you put the right corrupt pieces in place, our lives can be changed in such a way as to be permanently damaged. Sometimes by 6 people or sometimes by one. That is not how our Government works. But, that's the point, isn't it. To make sure our Government only works for the chosen few.

Irish_Dem

(82,342 posts)
7. We have no checks and balances. None whatsoever.
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:15 AM
1 hr ago

America's democracy only held together by spit and a prayer.
Was only a gentleman's agreement.

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