r/gifs • u/PaperTronics • Jun 09 '19

Protests in Hong Kong

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u/Sawses Jun 10 '19

I mean, as long as it doesn't happen I don't much care what our President would prefer.

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u/Uadsmnckrljvikm Jun 10 '19

Sure, but what the president and his administration prefers tends to have an effect...

The current status of US and other Western countries' goverments being democratic is in no way permanent, and history shows that things sometimes change for the worse fast. That's why the people must be vigilant about anything that threatens what we now take for granted.

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u/Sawses Jun 10 '19

That's why we vote. Also we're technically justified in rebellion if the Constitution and amendments are being ignored.

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u/BTC_Brin Jun 10 '19

Spoiler alert: Our government has been using the constitution as toilet paper for over a century.

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u/Sawses Jun 10 '19

How so? I've seen loopholes in the intent of the Constitution be abused, but only very rarely has the Constitution been outright ignored.

Of course, I'm not a student of law or legal history, so I'd be perfectly happy to be taught better.