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Comment #4576

2016-11-08T16:25:10Z

I did it. I voted. Here's the multiple choice question of the day: Did I

(1) step out in front of a train?

(2) step out in front of a semi?

(3) stand tall in the middle of the path, waiting for someone to come along and push me in front of one vehicle or the other?

(4) step out in front of a car on the way home from the polling place?

Comment #4575

2016-11-08T13:25:36Z

That's what I think, too, Diana, which is why it's at the end.

Don, as I said, I'm suspicious of any situation where one party has too much power. But I have very little fear of the need to rein in Congress, be it Republican or Democratic. The Legislative is the weakest of our three branches; why, they've even all but conceded to the Executive the right and responsibility of declaring war! America's Executive branch has far too much power, as does the Judicial. Maybe someday the Legislative will shake itself, arise, and find itself powerful—that's when I'll worry.

Comment #4574

2016-11-08T10:33:22Z

After reading the above, I believe the most important thing you have said is this: "Whatever happens tomorrow, how we treat our neighbors will always be much more important than who wins the election."

Comment #4573

2016-11-08T05:17:07Z

Yes, I imagine a Republican controlled congress would rein in Trump as you put it. But would Trump rein in a Republican controlled congress?