The Clinton Thread II - Part 2

[DeadPresident]

Like Thunder said nothing besides a legal transgression would likely be sufficient, public outcry isn't a sufficient mechanism.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Thanks for the info.

Wow...well, that really sucks. So would an scandal like the one that the current South Korean President is going through (where she shared confidential government documents to a non-government official/civilian resulted in the civilians crying for her resignation) be something sufficient enough to have the US President resign?

In any case, jeez...I pray to God that America gets the better half of the candidates running elected as President this coming Tuesday.

No. Unfortunately, the United States has become a lot more corrupt since the days of Watergate. The Bush administration got away with things that are quite frankly, mind-blowing. They committed war crimes, spied on American citizens, ordered extrajudicial killings of US citizens, tortured prisoners, and flagrantly profiteered in war, especially Dick Cheney's company, Halliburton.

Quite frankly the Bush administration was so corrupt, that it's hard to full wrap your head around how they got away with it. Obama has certainly been better, but he's not without some serious controversies. But, the president can get away with a lot these days, as you can probably tell.

Essentially, once you reach the highest echelons of power, it's very hard for a scandal to take you down.

What kind of scandal would it take to take down a 21st century American president? Honestly, it's hard to say. It also depends on who wins.

American politics are so partisan it's hard to compare it to any other developed country. The Republican Party has gone completely mad, and may disintegrate depending on how this election turns out. With the possible exception of the Civil War, things have never been this bad. Powerful Republicans are already talking about impeaching Hillary Clinton. Note the election isn't until next week.

The Democratic Party is notoriously ineffective, so Trump, if he were to be elected, would have a lot less to worry about.

It's a very dire situation.

 

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