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LiberalArkie

(18,579 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 06:30 PM Jun 11

Question: Since Mr Trump controls the printing and distribution of money, at what point is he going

to dissolve Congress. Once a leader decides to take over, one other the first is putting military on the streets, turning off the
power to their national legislative branch and then dissolving it.

It seems like this coming weekend might be a good time, just going on how it was recently tried in S Korea and how it was done a few years ago in Thailand.

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Question: Since Mr Trump controls the printing and distribution of money, at what point is he going (Original Post) LiberalArkie Jun 11 OP
Some fascists like the trappings of a fake democracy. Irish_Dem Jun 11 #1
I wish congress would think ahead like that... lame54 Jun 11 #2
This is not a Parlimentary system. He can't dissolve anything. n/t Wanderlust988 Jun 11 #3
Since the executive branch is responsible for paying bills and salaries through the treasury and other departments LiberalArkie Jun 11 #4

LiberalArkie

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4. Since the executive branch is responsible for paying bills and salaries through the treasury and other departments
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:34 PM
Jun 11

I think he could do like the president of S. Korea did in December, turn off the utilities to the parliament building. Something that Trump could do easily and easily cancel their pay through the Department of Personnel Management which Elon has already raided.

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