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Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns

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On 11/5/26 12:31, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The nice about the Presidency of the USA is that we change it out every
>> 4 to 8 years.  Nobody gets to be President for life, passing it to their
>> son...
> 
> This is the wonderful thing about the democratic process.  Some people seem
> to want kings, and the problem with kings is that sometimes you get a good
> one and sometimes you get a bad one and it's hard to change them out when
> you get a bad one.  And sometimes you get a good one and his son turns out
> to be not so good.
> 
> And this is why people in the international community are so terrified when
> an American president buddies-up to people like Mobutu Sese Seko, or to
> Vladimir Putin, and then speak in public about how they wish they could be
> "President for Life... doesn't that sound good?"
> 
> Thailand had for many years an amazing king who did a great job of keeping
> the country neutral when everything around his country was collapsing.  He
> managed threading the needle between Axis and Allies in WWII and then east
> and west during the Cold War and to some extent even the Vietnam War.  When
> I was a kid, Thailand was a third-world country on the way up and today there
> is nothing third-world about it.  But... King Bhumibol died in 2016 and his
> son has been having a hard time of it.  He's doing better, but he's no Bhumibol.
> 
> When people talked to me about how they want a king who can just sweepingly
> fix everything himself, for years I agreed that this can work because I
> thought of Bhumibol.  But now I'm not so sure, because nobody lives forever.
> --scott

	Kings tend to fix everything for themselves.  I think
the USA may need a Prime Minister who can be recalled by a vote
of No Confidence.  Then he would be forced to to call for new
elections when he gets out of line exceeding as our present
disgrace has done when starting a war and attacking American
Citizens when he disagrees with their life choices. Or when he
starts a trade war with allies.
	
	And a chief executive officer of the Republic needs
some qualification beside having a smart mouth and having been
a sucessful actor.  IMO!
	Fortunately we have an amendable constitution.

	bliss- study, practice, experience

	
	

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[OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns quadibloc@invalid.com (John Savard) - 2026-11-04 12:27 +0000
  Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Don <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-11-04 14:14 +0000
    Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Blaine <cactus_DAC@yahoo.com> - 2026-11-04 07:22 -0700
  Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-11-04 10:35 -0800
  Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-04 15:42 -0500
    Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns bliss <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-11-04 15:55 -0800
      Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-05 17:36 -0500
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) - 2026-11-05 23:01 +0000
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-11-05 20:51 -0500
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-11-07 01:01 +0800
            Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-11-06 18:07 -0500
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Don <g@crcomp.net> - 2026-11-08 18:12 +0000
  Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> - 2026-11-05 08:50 +0000
    Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-11-05 07:47 -0800
    Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-11-05 13:50 -0600
      Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-11-06 04:28 +0800
      Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-11-05 15:31 -0500
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns bliss <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-11-05 13:47 -0800
      Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-05 17:58 -0500
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns bliss <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-11-05 15:43 -0800
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-11-05 20:54 -0500
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2026-11-06 17:52 -0500
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns bliss <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-11-06 17:22 -0800
            All in the family (was: Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-11-07 08:49 +0000
              Re: All in the family William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-07 11:56 -0500
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-07 11:47 -0500
            Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2026-11-08 14:50 -0500
              Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2026-11-08 15:14 -0500
      Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-11-06 08:04 -0800
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-11-06 17:38 +0000
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-11-07 09:26 -0800
            Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-11-07 23:50 +0000
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2026-11-06 10:05 -0800
          Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns bliss <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-11-06 12:10 -0800
            Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2026-11-07 10:20 -0800
        Re: [OT] The Mother of All Government Shutdowns Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> - 2026-11-07 17:35 +1300

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