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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The ones that would exist are undermined. With Trump having appointed many of the judges including the Supreme Court, the different branches that could keep the president in check have lost their teeth. The different states are too independent and different that they could organize against the federal government.. It's rather the federal government keeping some of the states in check. Once that one is gone, you'll only have some states that are a safe haven.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The peoblem is that in the US the "devision of power", which is a key factor for a functioning democracy, is not realy functioning. The fact that a president can just apoint his own judges is realy scary. The whole system just needs a big redo.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The fact that a president can just apoint his own judges is realy scary.

    But he can't... they need to be confirmed by the senate... they are supposed to be a check against him. The fact Congress is playing for him, is arguably the scariest part. He either has a bunch of rubes that he can play like a marionette (4d chess) or there is a bubbling fascist element that has absorbed at least a third of the Republican party.

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