Trump is consolidating his power.
He has denigrated every facet of American society that is able to control him, and his followers are going along with it all.
The free press, the FBI, the IRS, the Department of Justice, and now the Courts -- all either criticized heartily by Trump, or now under his direct, personal control.
In the 1937s, Hitler made judges in Germany swear personal allegiance to him, not the Constitution. How far are we away from that here? Will the Constitution survive until the 2020 elections?
Cabinet positions are filled by "acting" administrators. That way Trump can appoint whomever he wants, and they don't have to be vetted or confirmed by the Senate, and then HE controls those departments.
The Secretary of the Treasury insisting that a 1924 law that is unequivocally clear doesn't have to be followed. So he's suggesting breaking that law, and has the support of the President.
Border agents, when told by the courts to let asylum seekers enter the country, are told by the President to lie to the courts and say there's no room.
An Attorney General in charge of a 2-year investigation refuses to release it to Congress, in violation of the law, because there may be something in that report that will be harmful to the President.
A President who tells, on average, 10 lies per day, and has gone back on every single one of his campaign promises, blames his former opponent, and the former president for his troubles.
Family members of the President who got security clearances because he insisted on it, travel to foreign countries. Then it's revealed that those trips resulted in business deals in those countries.
It's easy to get pessimistic, and I certainly know that feeling.
But please tell me, what reason is there for any hope?
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