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On a somewhat related note, I would love to hear from the left where Trump has hurt our democratic process. Dino has alluded to Russian collusion, but there really hasn't been any hard evidence released that supports this yet. In fact, I feel the Roger Stone arrest points to the contrary. I have seen the wikileaks argument alluded to, I have yet hear anyone deny the information released. While I do not believe that the ends justify the means, I think more information about candidates is a good thing.
I do not believe Trump has hurt our democracy in the slightest. Change my mind.
Reversal of many norms.
Attacks against the free press. The Founding Fathers were pretty explicit on the need of a free press in our Democracy.
The GOP in general want to restrict voting rights across the board...he is the head of the GOP.
We should be making it easier to vote, not harder.
While he is unconstitutional in some of his remarks and actions about the media, he is not destroying our democracy here. Our media is just as strong as it was before he took office and will be just as strong when he leaves.
The left has claimed voter restriction well before Trump ever took office. This is nothing new and does not show that Trump is a threat to our democracy.
So you have a president calling for the jailing of journalists, the suspension of due process, the firing/jailing of his political foes, and the nominations of judges who are positively unqualified for their positions as no big deal to Democracy?
That's just a taste of some of the **** he pulls. He ******* threatens private citizens with ruin over Twitter.
I believe strongly that our country is strong enough not to miss a beat even with Trump's threats against the media. He doesn't have the power to jail journalists or suspend due process.
As far as the supreme court nominations, they have been qualified. I am not knowledgeable on the other judges he has appointed.
Suspend due process? Well, Trump has increased detention centers, so there goes that.
I believe that most institutions will be fine, but you cannot deny that Trump has deeply wounded the media's credibility. Members of Congress have said that all media is biased, so the only way to get unbiased reporting is directly from the President.