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0 pointsqznc9y ago0 comments

If you consider Trump illegitimate, you might be tempted to use force to remove him from office. In the extreme case, someone psychologically instable could feel morally obligated to assassinate Trump.

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JoeAltmaier9y ago· 1 in thread

Someone may do that. That happens to every other president, legitimate or otherwise. But the very idea that we quash criticism of an elected official, simply because crazy people exist, is pretty much the opposite of a free Republic.

omilu9y ago

It's perfectly fine to criticize trump. But to say he's illegitimate when you're a high ranking, respected senator, with a huge audience is crossing the line in my opinion. If Hillary won, and Paul Ryan said she was illegitimate because the DNC cheated Bernie, and gave her answers to debate questions etc... The public outrage directed at Ryan would be insane, he'd probably be removed from office.

krapp9y ago

Thousands of people, if not more, felt Obama was illegitimate, and the Republicans certainly pandered to that crowd by embracing the Tea Party and using quasi-revolutionary rhetoric in their campaigning against him.

In their case, it was considered (or treated like) a moral duty to question the legitimacy of a sitting President... Why is it suddenly wrong for the other side to do the same?

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