• orbitz@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Wasn’t the electoral college and impeachment bits supposed to be safeguard from people like Trump? I’m actually curious because I’m not American but so many things I’ve read said those were supposed to help that sort of thing. Not that it’s helped.

    I thought another big thing they didn’t count on was so many members of Congress following that sort person.

    Also yes I agree they didn’t think of the possibility of someone being able to ignore laws because that’d be absurd not to put someone on trial speedily regardless of the position they held.

    • Wogi@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Yes and no

      The system was always supposed to protect those in power from those without. The system is designed so that the masses have extremely limited power to remove people like trump if the people with money want him there.