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McCaskill [D-MO]: Founding Fathers ‘Maniacal’ for Wanting Separation of Powers
Free Beacon ^ | July 14, 2016 | David Rutz

Posted on 07/14/2016 11:08:55 AM PDT by C19fan

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) called the Founding Fathers of the United States “a little maniacal” in their focus on having a separation of powers during an appearance Thursday on Morning Joe.

McCaskill, a Hillary Clinton supporter, said while criticizing Donald Trump that the country should not be divided and pointed to the rancor in Congress as proof of the problem.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: constitution; dictatorship; foundingfathers; mccaskill; separationofpowers; uniparty
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I will take Madison over this ignoramus any day. Sure she will change her tune when Trump is elected.
1 posted on 07/14/2016 11:08:55 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Apparently someone has no desire to be a Senator anymore. If you’re that stupid as to swear an oath to a Constitution you later refer to as maniacal, perhaps resignation is in order.


2 posted on 07/14/2016 11:10:47 AM PDT by cyclotic
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McCaskill Control Freak, Greedy and crazy for Power.
3 posted on 07/14/2016 11:11:13 AM PDT by TYVets
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To: C19fan

Mania in opposition to tyranny is no vice.


4 posted on 07/14/2016 11:12:04 AM PDT by Boogieman
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Hilary’s best watch her back w/McCaskill. She chose Obama over her in ‘08!


5 posted on 07/14/2016 11:12:26 AM PDT by zerosix (native sunflower)
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To: C19fan

So I wonder how she’d feel about the separation of powers if Trump were President? Should we find out?


6 posted on 07/14/2016 11:12:49 AM PDT by Brilliant
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tax dodger

7 posted on 07/14/2016 11:12:53 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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Why have separation of powers when you can have Joseph Stalin.


8 posted on 07/14/2016 11:13:11 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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I guess it didn’t occur to her that they had just won independence from a monarchy. That might skew your thinking towards having separation of powers, just maybe. What an idiot!


9 posted on 07/14/2016 11:13:36 AM PDT by nobamanomore
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To: C19fan

Jefferson: “If the three powers [i.e., legislative, executive, and judiciary] maintain their mutual independence of each other, our government may last long; but not so if either can assume the authorities of the other”


11 posted on 07/14/2016 11:16:43 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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Intelligence is not one of her attributes.


12 posted on 07/14/2016 11:16:54 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Liberals question government only when republicans are in charge. When democrats are in charge, they would like to silence dissent and violate people’s rights.


13 posted on 07/14/2016 11:17:07 AM PDT by bcr100
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The constitution was designed to make passing laws really really difficult, and keep the three branches of the federal government in check.

Of course that’s now out the window in our post-constitutional decline.


14 posted on 07/14/2016 11:17:31 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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She chose Obama over her in ‘08!

Of course - race over anything else!

15 posted on 07/14/2016 11:18:15 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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The founding fathers knew a lot more than this idiot.


16 posted on 07/14/2016 11:18:49 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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A silly, old woman who would prefer we have a king - especially if it’s king obama.


17 posted on 07/14/2016 11:19:09 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Yup, our Founders were on the Right and loved freedom, in contrast to you Lying Leftist Tyrants. They were ardent, YOU are maniacal.


18 posted on 07/14/2016 11:20:30 AM PDT by Jim W N
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The oath means the world to you and I. To any democrat and many many republicans it is a silly ancient ritual that they must complete meaning absolutely nothing.


19 posted on 07/14/2016 11:21:48 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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This cow has no clue.


20 posted on 07/14/2016 11:21:51 AM PDT by ealgeone
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