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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Because leftists don't like when their brain has to work out physically.
    And when Republicans(supposedly right) have controlled all of Gov?
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    Quote Originally Posted by alexa View Post
    Caligula made a horse a senator.

    We've made a horse's ass president.

    QED
    I take it you don't like Trump?(LOL)

    I don't either
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    Quote Originally Posted by Admiral Ackbar View Post
    The is not a correct analogy. The issues started when Rome went from a Republic to an empire. While the Emperor was ethical and competent things were fine. When an incompetent, crazy or unethical person was in charge there was no checks.

    No matter what you think of President Trump he will face the voters. In the end the American Republic is strong because no matter what we all think the office of the Presidency is in fact very weak and American Foreign policy and social trends are what they are regardless of who is in the White House.

    Very different than in Rome after the Republic fell
    The issues started when Rome went from a Republic to an empire.


    Did that start before or after Caesar's death?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luther View Post
    Did that start before or after Caesar's death?
    It is hard to say exactly when. After Caesar died and Augustus became emperor that was really the height of Rome. The period he ruled was the period I think we all think of when discussing Rome. He was highly competent and the empire moved forward. The real problem came in that there was no fixed succession rules.

    So after Augustus it became hit or miss on who was appointed and there was also no way to remove them absent assassination.

    To make a long story short the issues started after Augustus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Admiral Ackbar View Post
    It is hard to say exactly when. After Caesar died and Augustus became emperor that was really the height of Rome. The period he ruled was the period I think we all think of when discussing Rome. He was highly competent and the empire moved forward. The real problem came in that there was no fixed succession rules.


    So after Augustus it became hit or miss on who was appointed and there was also no way to remove them absent assassination.

    To make a long story short the issues started after Augustus.

    I guess what my point is that there was Roman expansion before his death?
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    I'm going to cut to the chase

    The Trumper wants to increase already out of control legal immigration?

    More harm than good?


    Groups that advocate for lower levels of legal and illegal immigration have supported Trump’s immigration crackdown the past two years, but they were blindsided by his statement during the State of the Union address



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    Quote Originally Posted by alexa View Post
    Caligula made a horse a senator.

    We've made a horse's ass president.

    QED
    This is why Hillary lost. The people are tired of politics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    This is why Hillary lost. The people are tired of politics.
    Or that Trump is the New "Hope and change"(LOL)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luther View Post
    Or that Trump is the New "Hope and change"(LOL)
    Do you ever get tired of being wrong, Bo?
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    This is why Hillary lost. The people are tired of politics.
    Any people are still interested in politics. They are turned off by the idiocy of hyper partisan politics.

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