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-misanthroptimist

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8. I don't view that as a failure

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:40 PM

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Presidents would be routinely arrested otherwise.

Among the Constitution's biggest failures is the Electoral College. Its purpose was supposed to be to keep people like Trump from ever attaining the office.

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What does it take? [View all] lees1975 Friday OP

This Raper in Chief HAB911 Friday #1

I suppose the founders never JBTaurus83 Friday #2

There is such a mechanism, but it doesn't work when his Republicans in Congress support what he is doing. W_HAMILTON Friday #3

Yeah, it is a bit tough to swallow the naivete of The Founders intrepidity Friday #4

He can shoot somebody choie Friday #5

Win bigly in midterms. Anything else is unlikely to succeed. Silent Type Friday #6

The fault is with the House. Sogo Friday #7

I don't view that as a failure -misanthroptimist Friday #8

No one has ever proposed arresting a former President for anything prior to now, except Nixon. lees1975 Friday #9

I totally agree with you on lazy, low IQ Trump -misanthroptimist Friday #10