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Rhiannon12866

(232,584 posts)
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 07:11 PM Mar 14

A Dark Day for Our Country - Senator Adam Schiff



I'm not going to sugarcoat it.

Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.

Let's talk about it. - Senator Adam Schiff - 03/14/2025.



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A Dark Day for Our Country - Senator Adam Schiff (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 14 OP
Since the balance of power is mandated by the constitution, it should be Karadeniz Mar 14 #1
It SHOULD work that way, Karadeniz some_of_us_are_sane Mar 14 #2
K&R red dog 1 Mar 15 #3

Karadeniz

(24,227 posts)
1. Since the balance of power is mandated by the constitution, it should be
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 07:27 PM
Mar 14

unconstitutional for one branch to abdicate its duty by endowing another branch with power that branch is not given in the constitution.

some_of_us_are_sane

(1,147 posts)
2. It SHOULD work that way, Karadeniz
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 08:51 PM
Mar 14

but tragically the Trump Republicans have the presidency and he can sign as many executive orders as he likes, the Supreme Court has been manipulated with Justices who align with Trump's Republicans.... and they have the Congress as well.

WE SHOULD HAVE ADDED SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WHILE BIDEN WAS IN OFFICE. We could have done it. We choked.

red dog 1

(30,701 posts)
3. K&R
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 05:36 PM
Mar 15

(From the OP)

Adam Schiff:

"The only hope that we have, of standing up to this president, of pushing back against the destructive actions he's taking, is if we stay together.
In the House, Democrats stayed together, we did not stay together in the Senate."

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