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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Jun 2020

      Trump has created a roadmap for how an authoritarian president can govern virtually unchecked even with an opposition party controlling the House. USA is lucky that Trump is so incompetent & will likely lose. But next authoritarian in the White House might not be so incompetent

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Jun 2020

      One striking difference between Watergate & Trump's assault on constitution is that Watergate forced many liberals & conservatives to rethink their support for imperial presidency (Schlesinger's fine book was part of the process). That rethinking isn't going on right now.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Jun 2020
          Replying to @danielburlingt1

          Feel free to unfollow!

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        2. Loyalty Oath, Ltd.‏ @dan_barkley 20 Jun 2020

          They passed some legislation to do so in the 70s and Congress did a fair job of checking Carter, but Reagan reminded us we love a monarch...

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        2. Prehistoric Yankee‏ @earlyamhistory 20 Jun 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Republicans in the 70s had faith they could still win through the democratic process. They don’t believe that any longer. But they still believe they’re right. That’s a combination made for authoritarianism.

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        3. Loyalty Oath, Ltd.‏ @dan_barkley 20 Jun 2020
          Replying to @earlyamhistory @HeerJeet

          Your response made me think of the civility of Bob Michel and Jerry Ford. Trumpists and Newters would say, "Those losers!" They govern in bad faith.

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        1. WestLA‏ @WestLA24 20 Jun 2020
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          Changing it would require some constitutional amendments. Any you have to recommend?

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        1. Don Whiteside™‏ @donw 20 Jun 2020
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        1. ABD from the Citadel, known in Eregion as Fleagol‏ @JSelb1 20 Jun 2020
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          Is there a system available which is immune to the soft authoritarianism of the populist right ? Countries with systems and cultures as diverse as Brazil, Hungary, Israel, and India are falling to populist authoritarians.

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        1. Phineas J. Tweetwell‏ @bardamu722 20 Jun 2020
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          The rambling apocalyptic nonsense of evangelical Christianity has infested every part of conservative america's worldview

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