@MsMerope "Right" thinking people in Congress would #impeach him & he would be arrested, convicted & imprisoned but there aren't many "right" thinking people in the country, let alone the Congress, these days. 🤷‍♂️

That's the weakness of #democracy. It's subject to the rule of the majority & if the majority are #fascists then fascism is what you're going to get. 🤦‍♂️

Have you ever read #DeTocqueville's #DemocracyInAmerica?

He identified this weakness in in this book almost 200 years ago!!!! 🙄

It's called the #TyrannyOfTheMajority!!!! It's all good when the majority are righteous & act in the benefit of all but the risk is that a tyrannical majority will come to power who does not have the best interests of the country & the people at large at heart, which seems like the situation we're in now. 🤷‍♂️

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

Tyranny of the majority - Wikipedia

The idea of elections "with the least possible excitement and suspense" is really appealing.

#DemocracyInAmerica 🗽 @DemocracyMattersALot #election2024 #uspol #uspolitics #KamalaHarris @KamalaHarrisWin #harriswalz2024

OK, Voted !!! #DemocracyInAmerica The papers were lists of endorsements, etc. from various sources which I was able to find online.
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