How much further can they go in 4 years? Before this election, I heard people suggesting that a second Bush term might never end. Was this hyperbole, or is it just too horrible to think about now?
We've already seen the damage that can be done to a system of checks and balances in a four year period, and Bush was apparently elected this time on the strength of his personality, not his policies. How much of a stretch is it to think he might try something radical to stay in power after his 8 years are up, and that his actions would be ignored by the people and supported by the other two branches?
How 'bout it? Do you guys have faith enough left in the people of this country to believe they'll act to stop a slow-motion Fascist takeover? I'm not sure I do. (Remember, we've been holding hundreds of people in a concentration^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^ happy camp for almost 3 years without charging them with any crime, and claiming that no laws apply to them since we keep them in Cuba. And everyone seems to have just sort of lost interest in that, so who'd really complain about a little Federal restructuring if it helps Dear Leader protect our homeland from the evildoers?)