In Hell with 47

[Nanny]

The intelligence agencies are part of the executive branch and report to the president.
Separation of powers requires someone to be bound by norms.

[Kitan Etos]

And I'm guessing with the loss of balance, the likelihood of impeachment becomes impossible.

[Kitan Etos]

[Thumpalumpacus]

To be honest, I'm rather ignorant when it comes to political affairs.

So, my first question is: how do the checks and balances fit in order to prevent a leader dictatorship?

They rely upon the good faith of the politicians running the system. Once we arrive at a point where one side or the other works in bad faith, the choice is either to prosecute or to watch the system fall down. America has chosen the latter.

Second, how do the intelligence agencies fit into preventing such a disaster to the country?

They don't.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The bizarre thing about checks and balances is that the checks only work when the branches are unbalanced.

Boru

[Kitan Etos]

As seen on Threads: He's not building a cabinet, he's filling a junk drawer.

[Fake Messiah]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the head of HHS. This means that the Kennedys are taking their revenge on America, and they are the assassins now.

[Ferrocyanide]

Scrotus ruled it was illegal, when obama did it.  It won't be for trump, obviously, just another example to your point about the inadequacy of our supposed checks and balances.

In a democratic system, the majority rules.
If the majority wants to prevent women from voting, they can make that happen.
If the majority wants to jail people for being LGBT, they can do it as well.


I saw an interview long ago on Youtube. It was about interviewing republicans.
The guy asked a couple what do they think about Donald not paying taxes.
Their response: Good for him. He is smart and knows how to use the system. (They said something of the sort)
The couple was not bothered by it. They viewed Donald as intelligent.

The fact that Donald won now, it shows the opinion of all those voters. They are all ok with Donald’s behavior.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Scrotus ruled it was illegal, when obama did it.  It won't be for trump, obviously, just another example to your point about the inadequacy of our supposed checks and balances.

In a democratic system, the majority rules.
If the majority wants to prevent women from voting, they can make that happen.
If the majority wants to jail people for being LGBT, they can do it as well.


I saw an interview long ago on Youtube. It was about interviewing republicans.
The guy asked a couple what do they think about Donald not paying taxes.
Their response: Good for him. He is smart and knows how to use the system. (They said something of the sort)
The couple was not bothered by it. They viewed Donald as intelligent.

The fact that Donald won now, it shows the opinion of all those voters. They are all ok with Donald’s behavior.

In a that particular democracy, the majority manifestly does NOT rule. If it did, Hillary Clinton would now be winding down her final weeks in office.

Boru

[Fake Messiah]