05-18-2017, 02:45 AM
(05-17-2017, 02:31 PM)David Horn Wrote:(05-17-2017, 01:52 PM)beechnut79 Wrote: Let it for now suffice to say that there really is no way that Trump, or Pence for that matter, can be another Hitler. We have a Constitution in place to prevent that. And while we're at it, how many of you feel as though Trump is creating a Constitutional crisis worse than Watergate?
A Yale professor on this morning's Morning Joe made the argument that a slide to authoritarianism is not impossible in the US. His argument centered on the power of institutions, including the rule of law. All of them consist of real people, who may rise to the occasion or not. Failure to respond early in the process of degradation can make any response impossible later.
The biggest threat of authoritarianism isn't Trump but the federal establishment. If the bureaucrats manage to get rid of Trump through their whisper campaign of illegal leaks, the voters will never matter again.