A few things to point out here - not that I am trying to continue this conversation as usually it's taboo here since many on this forum do not appreciate political discourse of any kind.
First any information on the internet is pretty much suspect these days. Many things that are published contain bits of information that may be factually correct but are selective in their presentation thus give the appearance of something may not accurate in totality. Even the good old fact checkers are notorious for doing this - yes including snopes which does have a political leaning.
Many who read this stuff have no basis or foundation in understanding constitutional law or even how to interpret it against an action that is taken by congress or the president. It should never be assumed that just because either take action and a bill is signed doesn't mean it's not in violation of the law. I continue to be amazed at the number of so called "rights" that have been completely fabricated lately.
The judicial system is also not necessarily dependable when it comes to handing down just rulings either. Many of the district courts are stacked with activist judges who in and of themselves are making decisions based on a political philosophy versus interpreting the validitiy of a law. It's interesting to see how that plays out when judges can come to opposite opinions on things when they are all looking at the same case.
Far as congress and their inability to act, much of that comes down to their desire to keep their jobs and not rail against things that could create political fallout and ultimately their own demise. Much of that can be said from those who happen to oppose the current administration, there is clearly a double standard considering that any dissention is met with political backlash that is played out by the 24X7 news cycle on TV where the major media outlets also have a political sway to them as well depending on what they choose to report and how they report it.
If you are ignorant enough to think that the people acutally have control over the situation from a voter stand point consider this: The RNC does not like Trump, has never really accepted the fact he has won the primary and the power players on that side have gone out of their way to undermind his campaign. Why? He has not adopted the party lines and as such has been critical of his own party. The DNC on the other hand was in the bag for Hillary since day one actively underminding Bernie to ensure that whever outcome they decided was best would happen. The fact that he probably would have won if he had been as well connected as Hillary shows just how much power these parties are.
We as a country are in big trouble for one reason and one reason only. Not enough people are paying attention to what is going on and to many are not fully engaged in looking at candidates at the local, state and federal level by educating themselves on what is going on and what these people will do once they get into office. I can tell you right now that as little as 20 years ago neither of these candidates running for president would have had a snow ball's chance in hell of being the nominee of a major political party for president. Trump would have been scoffed at and Hillary would be in jail.
Make no mistake about it - these folks in DC may talk about how much they care and understand the plight of the American people, but in action they are doing something completely different that is self serving. That is why all of them mysteriously end up with fat bank accounts and lavish benefits regardless of their repeated dismal performance.
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