Kyane appeals to himself, and nothing more. Any idiot protesting Grammy is an eye dee ten tee in my book.
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Presidential Emergency Action Documents or P.E.A.D.'s
Looks like he may try to postpone the election for real with those secret powers he's been talking about. No congress to consider, only close advisers to guide/steer the new Amerikan dictatorship should they try it. To know about them Trump had to have his attorneys' digging for ways to circumvent democracy. None of this looks good for anyone under the flag so I am cautiously optimistic that those closest to him will not allow it to happen.
Senior Senators and Congressmen who review classified CIA stuff claim they never knew this existed. Perhaps because it's the Justice Dept?
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Originally posted by bradmer View PostPresidential Emergency Action Documents or P.E.A.D.'s
Looks like he may try to postpone the election for real with those secret powers he's been talking about. No congress to consider, only close advisers to guide/steer the new Amerikan dictatorship should they try it. To know about them Trump had to have his attorneys' digging for ways to circumvent democracy. None of this looks good for anyone under the flag so I am cautiously optimistic that those closest to him will not allow it to happen.
Senior Senators and Congressmen who review classified CIA stuff claim they never knew this existed. Perhaps because it's the Justice Dept?
Considering the era of their origin, I suspect that the original intent was to provide a legal justification for otherwise illegal action in the event of a sudden military conflict. However, if they were in the way it looks like they may have been there's probably some sort of JCS tie in.
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Clusterfuck.
https://www.dailytarheel.com/article...ters-edit-0816
This also perfectly describes the Trump administration as well. ;)
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Originally posted by roguetoaster View Post
If it comes down to it, tens of thousands of people still have to go along with it. Also, we don't know the extent of those emergency powers, or under what circumstances then can be invoked, or even if there is any type of oversight/review.
Considering the era of their origin, I suspect that the original intent was to provide a legal justification for otherwise illegal action in the event of a sudden military conflict. However, if they were in the way it looks like they may have been there's probably some sort of JCS tie in.
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Originally posted by bradmer View Post
Not necessarily, here's a link from those asking questions. The United States is only a sig away from being a dictatorship, would be a stretch but look who has hinted at all his powa under the hood...
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Originally posted by roguetoaster View Post
It also only ever takes one determined person willing to give up their life to remove a dictator.
Yours is a romantic notion, but not consistent with history. Before being called dictators by history, they were called great men by those that supported and gave them power. Ultimately it's a perversion of history to forget that histories greatest despots were voted in to power.
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Originally posted by CarpHunter View Post
But it only takes voting to prevent one.
Yours is a romantic notion, but not consistent with history. Before being called dictators by history, they were called great men by those that supported and gave them power. Ultimately it's a perversion of history to forget that histories greatest despots were voted in to power.
Also, dictators typically subvert the normal processes of government to sieze and then remain in power. Clearly there are other ways, and specific sequences of events that leave the door open to a takeover of a representative system.
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Where there's smoke, there's a raging inferno..
Trump says he didn't discuss hacked emails with Roger Stone. A bipartisan Senate report says he did.
The report says the committee assessed that Trump discussed hacked emails with Roger Stone — even though Trump told Mueller he didn't recall doing so.
The question is, why do the GOP members of this committee still support him? I guess in that position where power is apparently all that matters, it's easy enough to make excuses and justifications even in the face of their own evidence.
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Originally posted by roguetoaster View Post
There is simply no one so secure that they cannot be killed so long as the killer acts completely alone, has decent funding, continues to live a fairly normal life, is willing to tolerate collateral deaths, and is prepared to not survive. Obviously many attempts fail, and failure is likely to lead to significant consequences in that nation.Last edited by nando; 08-18-2020, 03:38 PM.
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Originally posted by roguetoaster View Post
There is simply no one so secure that they cannot be killed so long as the killer acts completely alone, has decent funding, continues to live a fairly normal life, is willing to tolerate collateral deaths, and is prepared to not survive. Obviously many attempts fail, and failure is likely to lead to significant consequences in that nation.
Also, dictators typically subvert the normal processes of government to sieze and then remain in power. Clearly there are other ways, and specific sequences of events that leave the door open to a takeover of a representative system.
Exactly what is being done, the people searching out the limits of the P.E.A.D.'s are looking to subvert the diplomatic process. The problem is that the President has hinted at using this document to postpone elections and that is horribly rong. Collectively our top elected officials need to behave as if they have their country and constituencys' interests' at heart and do the right thing instead of lining their pockets. Even the President can't postpone time and the clock is ticking.
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Originally posted by nando View Post
I'm sorry but this idea is a fantasy. How many dictators have been successfully taken out by a lone actor in modern times? I can't think of any. The only times it has been by force, it took concentrated military force to do so, and often the results weren't any better than what they had before.
Originally posted by bradmer View PostExactly what is being done, the people searching out the limits of the P.E.A.D.'s are looking to subvert the diplomatic process. The problem is that the President has hinted at using this document to postpone elections and that is horribly wrong. Collectively our top elected officials need to behave as if they have their country and constituency's' interests' at heart and do the right thing instead of lining their pockets. Even the President can't postpone time and the clock is ticking.
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Originally posted by bradmer View PostExactly what is being done, the people searching out the limits of the P.E.A.D.'s are looking to subvert the diplomatic process. The problem is that the President has hinted at using this document to postpone elections and that is horribly rong. Collectively our top elected officials need to behave as if they have their country and constituencys' interests' at heart and do the right thing instead of lining their pockets. Even the President can't postpone time and the clock is ticking.
I mean, I'm not willing to immediately dismiss anything with how this year has gone, but I think this idea that Trump is going to basically declare himself king and refuse to leave is pretty unlikely. Plus, if you think people are pissed/rioting now, they are sure as hell not going to be happier if that did happen. I do however think he will do anything and everything he can to subvert the election process and bend it to another win, because he knows he can't do it fairly. This is a president who has never had an average popularity over 45% during his entire term, most of the time it's been stuck between 41-42%.
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