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Probably, but we won't know until he actually starts enacting these things. For all we know the opposites could happen. However the normal checks and balances are out of sync now with the Republican's having the ability to put anything through and the Supreme Court Appointments.
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True. Those checks and balances
should still work but it's doubtful in the era of hyper-partisan politics.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Maybe, but you need to remember that its not like the Republicans themselves don't want to get re-elected, and that might be the only checks and balance left available. We will probably see a pretty severe split in terms of the Republican Party.
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This election may have taught the GOP that there might not be political repercussions for a hyper-partisan or even unpopular agenda. (See Obama SCOTUS nomination). And if they push the right populist buttons they can overcome unpopular laws and get people to vote against their own self-interest.
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NAFTA is going to be shredded and re-negotiated, and its going to be all about protecting America's jobs, and all about trade is trade. I also see the US trying to force China to actually open their markets. I would also expect that America is going to take a dim view of artificially low currencies. Some of these aren't going to be bad. The China trade question is going to be interesting to watch, because China has gotten away with pretty unfair trade practices for a long time.
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Maybe but I just don't know how much of a priority that is for the bulk of the GOP that is not in the nationalist camp. These people are mostly funded by powerful people who benefit from said trade agreements. There is definitely going to be a furthering of the war between the moderate Republicans and the Tea Partiers and much of this depends on who emerges.
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That's going to happen no matter who's president. Obama's foreign policy was a disaster and because of it, America has alienated their former best allies and lost any sense of control in the middle east, and basically granted that control to the Russians. If anything, Obama left an enormous mess to whoever would have been coming in as president. I don't disagree at all about his unhappiness at American NATO allies not pulling their weight, this is a discussion that has to happen, especially with a resurgent Russia in the picture in Eastern Europe.
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Sure, I agree that conversation needs to happen. I'm just not sure Russia-friendly, Twitter ranting Trump is the guy who is going to get NATO allies peacefully on board with a new plan. American isolationism is just going to lead to military proliferation elsewhere.
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Won't happen, we didn't see States like Texas leaving . I have said though, that if Trump is tossed out or impeached that you will see a rise in violence not only based on race, but political alignment. A Trump impeachment will be every far Right Winger don't trust the government militia types call to action. They tend to believe that Trump is one of theirs and the accumulation of their protests against a government that they view as evil.
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I don't actually think any state will leave. I just mean the chatter about it will go mainstream. Even to the state senate and governor level.